{
 "answer": "In the Town of Prescott, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1 metre (3 feet, 6 inches); permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m (5 feet) height; self-closing gate with self-latching device at minimum 1 metre above grade; fence must make pool inaccessible to small children.. Source: Fence By-law 07-2000, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001713",
 "municipality": "Prescott",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.prescott.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 07-2000",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2000-04-17",
   "document_url": "https://www.prescott.ca/media/slobfhkm/by-law-2000-0007_regulate-fences-in-the-town-of-prescott.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fences limited to 1.8m (6ft) in side/rear yards, 1m (3.5ft) in front/exterior side yards; unpierced hedges count as fences. Pool enclosures must be min. 1.5m high with self-latching gates; building permit required.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0a255ea016e8398c777eef5a8c9257d3963310765a4dcbdbfb8551aa6ed17b42",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0a255ea016e8398c777eef5a8c9257d3963310765a4dcbdbfb8551aa6ed17b42.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre (3 feet, 6 inches)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m (5 feet) height; self-closing gate with self-latching device at minimum 1 metre above grade; fence must make pool inaccessible to small children.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, spire tips, sharp objects, or any device for projecting an electric current."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 16(a): \"interior side or rear yards shall be limited to a height of 1.8 metres (6 feet) above grade\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 16(b): \"front yard or exterior side yard shall be limited to a height of 1 metre (3 feet, 6 inches) above grade\"",
    "permit_required": "\"No person shall construct or erect a fence around a privately owned outdoor swimming pool until a permit has been obtained from the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "Sections 2(d): \"extend from the ground to a height of not less than 1.5 metres (5 feet)\"; gate provisions: \"self-closing and equipped with a self-latching device at the top, a minimum distance of 1 metre (3 feet, 6 inches) above grade\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "\"No barbed wire, spire tips, sharp objects or any device for projecting an electric current shall form part of a fence or gate\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/prescott/fences/text-0a255ea016e8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/prescott/fences/"
}