{
 "answer": "In the Township of Southgate, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.0 m; pool enclosure: In-ground pool: fence minimum 1.2 m, self-closing and latching gate; above-ground: minimum 1.2 m above grade, self-closing and latching gate on access platform.; sight triangle: Corner-lot triangle formed by street lines, each point 9 m from intersection; fences exceeding 1.0 m above street elevation prohibited inside.. Source: Zoning By-law 19-2002 (Office Consolidation, July 2026) – Sight Triangles & Swimming Pools, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001761",
 "municipality": "Southgate",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.southgate.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning By-law 19-2002 (Office Consolidation, July 2026) – Sight Triangles & Swimming Pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/southgate-011-ca/media/o0gbwixh/zoning-by-law-consolidated-july-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Sight triangles (5.17) ban fences, trees, hedges over 1m at corner lots; swimming pools in rear/side yards (5.18) require an enclosure fence minimum 1.2m high with a self-closing, self-latching gate.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "935d35f812487dd957f2987d8c93d9b5c81630e505c123862552d19a27e2ddab",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/935d35f812487dd957f2987d8c93d9b5c81630e505c123862552d19a27e2ddab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m",
    "pool_enclosure": "In-ground pool: fence minimum 1.2 m, self-closing and latching gate; above-ground: minimum 1.2 m above grade, self-closing and latching gate on access platform.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner-lot triangle formed by street lines, each point 9 m from intersection; fences exceeding 1.0 m above street elevation prohibited inside."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.1(g)(iv)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.18(c)(i) and (ii)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.17(b); definition of 'Sight Triangle' in s. 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/fences/text-935d35f81248/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/southgate/fences/"
}