{
 "answer": "In the City of Stratford, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) fence; self-latching lockable gate at top inside; gate closed when pool not in use; hot tubs require locking cover or 1.52 m fence; sight triangle: No fence exceeding 0.75 metres (measured from lowest level of travelled portion of adjacent street) in sight triangle or its extension onto street; prohibited materials: Barbed wire, other barbed/sharp material, and electrical fences prohibited; exceptions for agricultural and industrial zones. Source: Fence and Hedge By-law 128-2003, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001774",
 "municipality": "Stratford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence and Hedge By-law 128-2003",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-07-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/stratford-ca/media/l3cp4dma/fence-and-hedge-by-law-128-2003-aoda.pdf",
   "summary": "The Fence and Hedge By-law sets no general front-, side- or rear-yard fence height limit. It caps fences at 0.75 m measured from the adjacent street surface within the street area (from the curb face to 0.6 m behind the sidewalk or 4.0 m behind the curb, whichever is greater), within a sight triangle, and within the 3.6 m driveway",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4d01471d84fa0bd2b06ad8158e54bebb291e2fd0233a95512b9e64d4c94a4f00",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4d01471d84fa0bd2b06ad8158e54bebb291e2fd0233a95512b9e64d4c94a4f00.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) fence; self-latching lockable gate at top inside; gate closed when pool not in use; hot tubs require locking cover or 1.52 m fence",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence exceeding 0.75 metres (measured from lowest level of travelled portion of adjacent street) in sight triangle or its extension onto street",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, other barbed/sharp material, and electrical fences prohibited; exceptions for agricultural and industrial zones"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 6.4(a)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.1(i), s. 6.1(v), s. 6.1(ix)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.11",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.4, s. 5.5, s. 5.6, s. 5.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/stratford/fences/text-4d01471d84fa/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/stratford/fences/"
}