{
 "answer": "In the Township of Scugog, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 meters (6.5 feet); max height front: 1.2 meters (4 feet); sight triangle: No fence higher than 0.75 meters (2.5 feet) within Day Lighting Triangle, measured 9 m along each Street Line from intersection point.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, electrical fences, razor wire, ribbon wire, anti-personnel wire (with rural/industrial exceptions).. Source: Fence By-law 119-05 (Office Consolidation); Pool Enclosure By-law 09-26, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001740",
 "municipality": "Scugog",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.scugog.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 119-05 (Office Consolidation)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-11-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/scugogtourism-001-ca/media/aoomz0xy/119-05-fence-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Caps fence height at 1.2m (4ft) in a front yard and 2m (6.5ft) in a residential side/rear yard (3.048m/10ft on commercial/industrial land). Day-lighting (sight) triangle limits obstructions to 0.75m within 9m of a corner-lot intersection; barbed wire prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "7cbe4f815e3c8b119b8be2c8b091f4711a08592b3780ed399c104d5edc628528",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7cbe4f815e3c8b119b8be2c8b091f4711a08592b3780ed399c104d5edc628528.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 meters (6.5 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 meters (4 feet)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence higher than 0.75 meters (2.5 feet) within Day Lighting Triangle, measured 9 m along each Street Line from intersection point.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electrical fences, razor wire, ribbon wire, anti-personnel wire (with rural/industrial exceptions)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 2.2",
    "max_height_front": "s. 2.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.3 and s. 1(e)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.7, s. 2.8, s. 6.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/scugog/fences/text-7cbe4f815e3c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Enclosure By-law 09-26",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-03-23",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/scugogtourism-001-ca/media/1xkbfkc2/09-26-updated-pool-enclosure-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires every private outdoor swimming pool to be enclosed. Table 4.1.a sets a minimum enclosure height of 1.52 m (5 ft) above existing grade, maximum 100 mm (4 in) clearance under the enclosure, at least 1 m (3 ft) from any climbable condition outside it, and at least 1.22 m (4 ft) from the water's edge. Gates must be self-closing",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "8de74d02c6dea5f29aca577012d4820afd6a67f802f1810872771925d2c8bdb2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8de74d02c6dea5f29aca577012d4820afd6a67f802f1810872771925d2c8bdb2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) above existing grade; max 100 mm ground clearance; gates self-closing and self-latching, latch on inside top.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electrical wiring, sharp projections, or other materials creating danger to persons or animals."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3(1): \"Every Owner who proposes to erect, install or construct a Swimming Pool shall first obtain a Pool Enclosure Permit\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "Table 4.1.a; s. 5(1)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4(2): \"No Enclosure shall have any barbed wire, electrical wiring, sharp projections\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/scugog/fences/text-8de74d02c6de/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/scugog/fences/"
}