{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 0.91 metres (3 feet) solid type; 1.8 metres (6 feet) open type; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) height; gates must have self-closing and self-latching device on pool side at top of gate. Source: Comprehensive Fence By-law No. 2021/062, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001762",
 "municipality": "Southwest Middlesex",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.southwestmiddlesex.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Comprehensive Fence By-law No. 2021/062",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-08-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.southwestmiddlesex.ca/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021%20062%20Comprehensive%20Fence.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fence height/construction; front-yard fences max 0.91m (solid) or 1.8m (open), sight triangles max 1m. Requires a building permit for pool enclosure fences before constructing a swimming pool.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9bc87e4075d0936b98d425c1a2d92cc11b2e802cc4229715e591d1917f06cfea",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9bc87e4075d0936b98d425c1a2d92cc11b2e802cc4229715e591d1917f06cfea.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "0.91 metres (3 feet) solid type; 1.8 metres (6 feet) open type",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) height; gates must have self-closing and self-latching device on pool side at top of gate",
    "sight_triangle": "shall not exceed a height of 1 metre (3.2 feet) measured from the ground",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and sharp material prohibited on residential and commercial lots; electrical fences prohibited except agricultural zones"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3(d)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 2(a): \"Swimming pool enclosure fences require a permit from the Chief Building Official\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4(a)(i), s. 4(a)(vii)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3(c)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7(a); s. 8(a); s. 4(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southwest-middlesex/fences/text-9bc87e4075d0/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/southwest-middlesex/fences/"
}