{
 "answer": "In the Township of Severn, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.82 metres; max height front: 1.22 metres; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m high fence enclosing pool; gates with self-latching/self-closing devices, kept closed and locked when not under competent supervision.. Source: By-law 2025-68, Regulation of Fences, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001743",
 "municipality": "Severn",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.severn.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2025-68, Regulation of Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-11-05",
   "document_url": "https://severn.civicweb.net/document/20271",
   "summary": "Residential fences: maximum 1.22 m in the front yard (open construction) and 1.82 m in side and rear yards. Gates may exceed those limits by 0.30 m, archways forming part of a gate by 0.61 m (0.91 m in a front yard), and decorative post caps by 0.15 m. Where a residential side or rear yard abuts a non-residential property,",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4343fc92012ed5d33173061ed7b2cf083544406434fe2f4577a95924b376a249",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4343fc92012ed5d33173061ed7b2cf083544406434fe2f4577a95924b376a249.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.82 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.22 metres",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m high fence enclosing pool; gates with self-latching/self-closing devices, kept closed and locked when not under competent supervision.",
    "sight_triangle": "Triangular area on corner lot, lot lines abutting streets and a straight line connecting them 7.62 metres from their point of intersection; fences must have regard for sight triangles.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Hazardous materials (razor wire, barbed wire, sharp projections, electrical fences >12 volts) prohibited on residential land."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.1.2",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.1.1",
    "permit_required": "s. 7.1.2",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 7.3.1; s. 7.4(i); s. 7.5",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.33; s. 5.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 10.1; s. 2.18"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/severn/fences/text-4343fc92012e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/severn/fences/"
}