{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of South Dundas, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: In-ground pool enclosure min 1.52 m (60\") height; above-ground min 1.22 m (48\"); self-closing, self-latching gate with lock required.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, electric fencing, sharp projections, or other dangerous characteristics prohibited.; max height rear side: 2 m. Source: By-Law 2020-63, Pools; Township of South Dundas Zoning By-law No. 2010-48 (office consolidation, November 2022), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001754",
 "municipality": "South Dundas",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.southdundas.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 2020-63, Pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-08-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.southdundas.com/sites/3/files/2021-10/By-Law-2020-63-Pools.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires a permit before constructing any outdoor pool/spa; enclosure minimum 1.52m for in-ground pools, 1.22m for above-ground pools; self-closing/self-latching gates required.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "eb9560bcab6a24977a6e463cfacd8e4d1789874617d40ee67082cd9a5f48b22b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eb9560bcab6a24977a6e463cfacd8e4d1789874617d40ee67082cd9a5f48b22b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "In-ground pool enclosure min 1.52 m (60\") height; above-ground min 1.22 m (48\"); self-closing, self-latching gate with lock required.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electric fencing, sharp projections, or other dangerous characteristics prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.1: \"No person shall construct, erect, or alter a Pool...without first having obtained a pool permit\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.3: \"enclosure shall be at least 1.52 meters (60\") in height\"; s. 6.4.a: \"enclosure shall be 1.22 meters (48\") in height\"; s. 8.2.c: \"self-closing and self-latching device, and a lock at the upper inside of the gate\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.6: \"Barbed wire or fencing energized by an electric current, sharp projections or any other dangerous characteristics shall not be used\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/south-dundas/fences/text-eb9560bcab6a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Township of South Dundas Zoning By-law No. 2010-48 (office consolidation, November 2022)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-07-20",
   "document_url": "https://www.southdundas.com/sites/3/files/2023-02/Zoning%20By-Law%20Consolidated%20as%20of%20November%202022.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences are permitted in any zone to a maximum height of 2 m measured from established grade, and must also conform to any Municipal or County fence by-law. Within a corner-lot sight triangle, no fence, tree, hedge, bush or other vegetation (other than agricultural crops) may exceed 1.0 m above the elevation of the centreline of the abutting streets, no",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6ac88e5e6192b8558ef4cc565da4cdab235be469f60b26fe08ec5a45f42a3c4c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6ac88e5e6192b8558ef4cc565da4cdab235be469f60b26fe08ec5a45f42a3c4c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m",
    "max_height_front": "2 m",
    "sight_triangle": "Within the sight triangle (corner-lot triangle formed by points 6 m from the street-line intersection), no fence top may exceed 1.0 m above the elevation of the centreline of abutting streets."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.43(a): 'maximum fence height shall not exceed 2 m, measured from the established grade'",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.43(a): 'maximum fence height shall not exceed 2 m, measured from the established grade'",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.7(b); s. 3.43(b): 'No fence shall be erected so as to obstruct a sight triangle'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/south-dundas/fences/text-6ac88e5e6192/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/south-dundas/fences/"
}