{
 "answer": "In the Township of South Stormont, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.83 metres; max height front: 0.91 metres; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Enclosure at least 1.52 m high, no openings >100 mm, self-closing and self-latching gate with latch at min 1.52 m height, locking device required.. Source: By-law 2024-016 – Regulate Fences and Swimming Pool Enclosures, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001759",
 "municipality": "South Stormont",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.southstormont.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2024-016 – Regulate Fences and Swimming Pool Enclosures",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-03-13",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/southstormont-014-ca/media/efxc4dk0/2024-016-regulate-fences-and-swimming-pool-enclosures.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence heights: 0.91m front yard, 1.52m rear/side abutting a street, 1.83m otherwise; pool enclosures minimum 1.52m high with self-latching gates; Fire Chief permit required before pool construction.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0ed48e7e096c9eacf4b4753fb87f09108c7b1d32a4b822fe73eaff9a0d4021af",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0ed48e7e096c9eacf4b4753fb87f09108c7b1d32a4b822fe73eaff9a0d4021af.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.83 metres",
    "max_height_front": "0.91 metres",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure at least 1.52 m high, no openings >100 mm, self-closing and self-latching gate with latch at min 1.52 m height, locking device required.",
    "sight_triangle": "10.0 metres",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electric shock fences and barbed wire prohibited, except for livestock or with Fire Chief written permission."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.5: \"no person shall Construct...a Fence at a Height above 1.83 metres in a Rear Yard or Side Yard, which does not abut a Street\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.1: \"no person shall Construct...a Fence at a Height above 0.91 metres in the Front Yard\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1: \"without first obtaining a permit from the Fire Chief for an enclosure for the proposed Swimming Pool\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "ss. 6.8(a), 6.8(b), 7.1(c), 7.1(d)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.7: \"within the triangular space formed by the projection or connection of the lateral curb lines...for a distance of 10.0 metres from their point of intersection\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "ss. 4.1, 4.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/south-stormont/fences/text-0ed48e7e096c/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/south-stormont/fences/"
}