{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Colborne, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.0 metres; max height front: 1.0 metre (closed construction); 1.25 metres (open construction); pool enclosure: Fences around pools shall comply with the Municipality's Swimming Pool By-law in effect at the time.; sight triangle: Within sight triangle: closed construction max 0.75 m; open construction max 1.0 m above effective ground level.. Source: Fence By-law 5510/107/10; Pool By-law 4843/68/06, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001710",
 "municipality": "Port Colborne",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://city.portcolborne.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 5510/107/10",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-08-09",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcolborne.ca/en/city-hall/resources/Documents/By-Laws/5510%20107%2010.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets fence height limits by location: within 4.5 m of the street line in a residential front yard, 1.0 m for closed-construction and 1.25 m for open-construction fences; 2.0 m in rear and side yards; 0.75 m closed / 1.0 m open within a sight triangle at a corner lot; and up to 2.6 m for wire, ornamental or chain",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9fdd06dda5ad77ca139323bcf914432f74f1945550448a9904a95802a22e2db4",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9fdd06dda5ad77ca139323bcf914432f74f1945550448a9904a95802a22e2db4.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metre (closed construction); 1.25 metres (open construction)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fences around pools shall comply with the Municipality's Swimming Pool By-law in effect at the time.",
    "sight_triangle": "Within sight triangle: closed construction max 0.75 m; open construction max 1.0 m above effective ground level.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, metal spikes, sharp/pointed materials (residential/street); used vehicle tires (all zones); electric fence (non-agricultural/rural zones)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.3.1: \"no person shall construct or permit to be constructed or maintained any fence of a height greater than 2.0 metres above the effective ground level in any rear and /or side yards\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.3.1(i)(ii): closed construction >1.0 metre, open construction >1.25 metres prohibited within front yard/4.5 m of street line",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.5: \"Fences around pools and swimming pools shall comply with the Municipality's Swimming Pool By-law in effect at the time\"",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.2(i)(ii): closed construction >0.75 m or open construction >1.0 m prohibited within sight triangle",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.1 (barbed wire/spikes), s. 4.2 (used tires), s. 6.3 (electric fence)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-colborne/fences/text-9fdd06dda5ad/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool By-law 4843/68/06",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2006-05-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.portcolborne.ca/en/city-hall/resources/Documents/By-Laws/4843%2068%2006.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every privately owned outdoor pool 0.60 m (2 ft) or deeper to be enclosed by a chain link fence (at least 14 gauge, mesh no more than 2 inches) or a fence of equivalent strength, not less than 1.5 m and not more than 2.0 m high, with a self-closing gate latched on the top inside and kept locked",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "98432357d6cae66767e5ce79905a430bf2e04f7461d05bb4f0fa9a85146f5349",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/98432357d6cae66767e5ce79905a430bf2e04f7461d05bb4f0fa9a85146f5349.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Chain link or equivalent fence, not less than 1.5 m nor more than 2.0 m high; self-closing gate with latch on top inside; gate locked when pool unoccupied.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and any device for projecting electrical current through the fence."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1.1 — 'without first obtaining a permit from the City of Port Colborne'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.1.2(ii) 'not less then 1.5 metres ... nor more then 2.0 metres'; s. 4.1.2(iii) 'self-closing gate, having a latch located on the top inside'",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.1.2(vii) — 'no part of such fence shall consist of barbed wire and any device for projecting electrical current through such fence is prohibited'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-colborne/fences/text-98432357d6ca/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/port-colborne/fences/"
}