{
 "answer": "In the City of Sarnia, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.5 m (8 ft.); max height front: solid type ≤1 m (3.3 ft.); open type ≤1.2 m (4 ft.); sight triangle: Within daylight triangle (5 m legs from corner intersection): solid fence ≤75 cm (29.5 in.); or open type construction only; prohibited materials: barbed wire or sharp material on residential land; electrical fences (except agricultural DC use). Source: Fences By-law 44 of 1998 (consolidated, amended by By-laws 104 & 119 of 2003, 98 of 2015, 95 of 2017, 56 & 110 of 2018); Swimming Pool By-law (City of Sarnia, By-law of 1993 - by-law number illegible in scanned original), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001736",
 "municipality": "Sarnia",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.sarnia.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fences By-law 44 of 1998 (consolidated, amended by By-laws 104 & 119 of 2003, 98 of 2015, 95 of 2017, 56 & 110 of 2018)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-03-23",
   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/40797",
   "summary": "Fences in residential zones may not exceed 2.5 m (8 ft) above effective ground level. In a required front yard a solid-construction fence is capped at 1 m (3.3 ft) and an open-construction fence at 1.2 m (4 ft); a lot at the intersection of two streets may reach 1.5 m (5 ft) where the dwelling's major architectural features are",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "ef622516d021fe70f0333265efe3d632626d07b33fa569ae9e0343ec0633e04b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ef622516d021fe70f0333265efe3d632626d07b33fa569ae9e0343ec0633e04b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.5 m (8 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "solid type ≤1 m (3.3 ft.); open type ≤1.2 m (4 ft.)",
    "sight_triangle": "Within daylight triangle (5 m legs from corner intersection): solid fence ≤75 cm (29.5 in.); or open type construction only",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire or sharp material on residential land; electrical fences (except agricultural DC use)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 10(a): \"a fence that exceeds 2.5 metres (8 feet) in height\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 10(f) (solid); s. 10(g) (open) — By-Law #95 of 2017",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 7(a)(ii); s. 2(d): \"5 metres (16.4 feet) measured along each street line\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 8(a): \"barbed wire or other barbed or sharp material\"; s. 9(a): \"no person shall erect … an electrical fence\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sarnia/fences/text-ef622516d021/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law (City of Sarnia, By-law of 1993 - by-law number illegible in scanned original)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://sarnia.civicweb.net/document/40824",
   "summary": "Requires privately-owned outdoor pools/ponds holding over 60cm of water to be enclosed by a fence and self-latching gate at least 1.5m (5ft) high, with latch hardware 1.2m (4ft) from grade; a permit is required before excavation or erection.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "de04c61123500117d0639cf171e395c9916907053ae970fc03428c13f948bd46",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/de04c61123500117d0639cf171e395c9916907053ae970fc03428c13f948bd46.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 150 cm (5 ft) above Effective Ground Level; gap from grade no more than 5 cm; gates self-closing and self-latching with latch 1.2 m from grade on inside.",
    "prohibited_materials": "no barbed wire, electrical wiring, sharp projections or any other dangerous characteristics"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3(a): 'No person shall excavate for, construct or erect a pool … without first obtaining a Permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4(d); s. 5(a)(iii)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4(h)(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sarnia/fences/text-de04c6112350/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sarnia/fences/"
}