{
 "answer": "In the City of Ottawa, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by City of Ottawa Fence By-law 2003-462, consolidated, verified 2026-10-25. Max height front: 1 m. Max height rear side: 213 cm. Pool enclosure: Fence must not render a swimming pool enclosure non-conforming with the Pool Enclosure By-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001687",
 "municipality": "Ottawa",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://ottawa.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Ottawa Fence By-law 2003-462, consolidated",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-09-24",
   "document_url": "https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/laws-licences-and-permits/laws/laws-z/fence-law-no-2003-462",
   "summary": "Section 5 limits residential fences to 1 metre in a front yard and 2.13 metres elsewhere. Section 8 limits non-residential fences to 3 metres. Sections 13 and 15 prohibit specified hazardous materials and require the finished side to face outward, subject to exceptions.",
   "document_number": "2003-462",
   "notes": "Official HTML bylaw printed to PDF.",
   "discovered_by": "thin-cities",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-25",
   "capture_sha256": "97036596dd9ab76a6d7d099b24c349d3e0200d740a76322b883da1e1a732d1e8",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:30:22+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "manual-browser",
   "capture_note": "browser download by Astra 2026-10-25 (scripted fetch blocked)",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/97036596dd9ab76a6d7d099b24c349d3e0200d740a76322b883da1e1a732d1e8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "213 cm",
    "max_height_front": "1 m",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence must not render a swimming pool enclosure non-conforming with the Pool Enclosure By-law.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner lot: no fence greater than 75 cm within visibility triangle measured 3 m along lot lines from highway intersection (angle not more than 135 degrees); any lot: no fence greater than 75 cm within 2 m driveway/lot-line visibility triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, chicken wire, other barbed/sharp material, electric-current devices; uncoated chain link on residential/abutting residential."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5(2)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5(1)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 13(3)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4(1)-(2)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 13(1)-(2), s. 18"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/ottawa/fences/bylaw-2003-462/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/ottawa/fences/"
}