{
 "answer": "In the Township of St. Clair, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.83 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1.83 metres (6 feet); pool enclosure: Min 1.52 m (5 ft), max 1.83 m (6 ft); gates self-closing, self-latching at 1.2 m from grade; locked when unattended; sight triangle: Daylighting triangle formed 5 metres along each street line; solid-type fence max 75 cm (29.5 inches); open-type must not obstruct visibility. Source: Fence By-law 36 of 2010, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001767",
 "municipality": "St. Clair",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://stclairtownship.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 36 of 2010",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-07-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.stclairtownship.ca/wp-content/uploads/B-L-36-of-2010-Fence-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Township-wide fence by-law: no fence may exceed 1.83 m (6 ft) above effective ground level, including the top of all posts and decorative finish. Within a 5 m corner daylighting triangle, or beside a municipal sidewalk and driveway, a fence must be open-type or no more than 75 cm (29.5 in) if solid. Barbed wire is prohibited on residential land",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6083bf34d62c009f474c327ea0d85fb071ab7934cb588590d496fcdb361f2645",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6083bf34d62c009f474c327ea0d85fb071ab7934cb588590d496fcdb361f2645.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.83 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.83 metres (6 feet)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Min 1.52 m (5 ft), max 1.83 m (6 ft); gates self-closing, self-latching at 1.2 m from grade; locked when unattended",
    "sight_triangle": "Daylighting triangle formed 5 metres along each street line; solid-type fence max 75 cm (29.5 inches); open-type must not obstruct visibility",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or sharp material on residential land; electrical fences on non-agricultural land"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3(d)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3(d)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Appendix A, s. 2(a); s. 3(a)(iii)-(iv)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2(e); s. 8(a)(i)-(ii); Schedule 'A'",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 10(a); s. 11(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/st-clair/fences/text-6083bf34d62c/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/st-clair/fences/"
}