{
 "answer": "In the Town of Petrolia, Ontario, max height rear side: 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 metres); max height front: 2.5 feet (0.76 metres); sight triangle: No fence exceeding 2.5 feet (0.76 metres) may be erected within any visibility triangle (9 metres/30 feet from street-line intersection); prohibited materials: electric fences prohibited outright; barbed wire prohibited except on non-residential lots per s. 668.5.2–668.5.3. Source: Municipal Code Chapter 668 - Fences, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001704",
 "municipality": "Petrolia",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://town.petrolia.on.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 668 - Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://town.petrolia.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fencing_general_2010.pdf",
   "summary": "Front-yard fences max 0.76m (2.5ft); rear/side yard fences max 1.96m (6ft 5in); fences within corner-lot sight triangles max 0.76m; barbed wire and electric fences separately regulated/prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/09343d2ab40161958b6542b8b28e41b33ddee931ea8f3e39153992d02c8c8117.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "6 feet 5 inches (1.96 metres)",
    "max_height_front": "2.5 feet (0.76 metres)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence exceeding 2.5 feet (0.76 metres) may be erected within any visibility triangle (9 metres/30 feet from street-line intersection)",
    "prohibited_materials": "electric fences prohibited outright; barbed wire prohibited except on non-residential lots per s. 668.5.2–668.5.3"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 668.3.3",
    "max_height_front": "s. 668.3.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 668.3.4",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 668.6.1; s. 668.5.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/petrolia/fences/text-09343d2ab401/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/petrolia/fences/"
}