{
 "answer": "In the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.43m; max height front: 0.9m; sight triangle: Corner lots: no fence >0.75m within 9m of intersecting lot lines; reduced to 5m in First Neighbourhoods SDA, Traditional Commercial Zone, or fully signalized intersection.. Source: Zoning By-law 2005-150 (Office Consolidation, May 8 2026) - Section 7: Fences, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001738",
 "municipality": "Sault Ste. Marie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://saultstemarie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 2005-150 (Office Consolidation, May 8 2026) - Section 7: Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://saultstemarie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Zoning-By-Law-2005-150-Office-Consolidation-May-2026-RV1.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fence heights capped at 0.9m (front yard) and 2.43m/8ft (side/rear yards, no limit for hedges). Corner-lot sightline limits fences/hedges to 0.75m within 9m of a street intersection (5m if signalized). Barbed wire prohibited in residential zones. Pools/hot tubs restricted to rear yard, 1.5m from lot lines.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "f2410e1d4fa82e6b52dbbb99a4bd20808b1b15d5e10e7d4938123bd94ad873dc",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f2410e1d4fa82e6b52dbbb99a4bd20808b1b15d5e10e7d4938123bd94ad873dc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.43m",
    "max_height_front": "0.9m",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner lots: no fence >0.75m within 9m of intersecting lot lines; reduced to 5m in First Neighbourhoods SDA, Traditional Commercial Zone, or fully signalized intersection."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Table 12: Maximum Fence Height, s. 7.2",
    "max_height_front": "Table 12: Maximum Fence Height, s. 7.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 7.3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/fences/text-f2410e1d4fa8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/sault-ste-marie/fences/"
}