{
 "answer": "In the Town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 metres above grade; max height front: 1 metre above grade; sight triangle: No person shall construct any fence in a sight triangle; triangle formed by street lines with points 9 metres from intersection; prohibited materials: Barbed, razor or similar wire or material; solid panel metal, steel or concrete in Residential Zone. Source: By-law 2003-14 - Fence By-law (Office Consolidation incl. 2007-19, 2008-05); Swimming Pool Fence By-law 2002-8 (Office Consolidation, Dec 2021), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001788",
 "municipality": "The Blue Mountains",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2003-14 - Fence By-law (Office Consolidation incl. 2007-19, 2008-05)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-01-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/sites/default/files/2021-09/2003-14-Fence-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Maximum fence height in a Residential Zone is 2m in any side or rear yard and 1m in any front yard; 2.5m is allowed on the portion of a lot abutting land in a non-residential zone (but not above 2m in a side/rear yard or 1m in a front yard abutting a right-of-way), and 3.2m for a tennis-court enclosure set",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "9971a411dccb2d034e489b9cc4210df815e45efbdd3c12a4f1315181368c7cf3",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9971a411dccb2d034e489b9cc4210df815e45efbdd3c12a4f1315181368c7cf3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres above grade",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre above grade",
    "sight_triangle": "No person shall construct any fence in a sight triangle; triangle formed by street lines with points 9 metres from intersection",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed, razor or similar wire or material; solid panel metal, steel or concrete in Residential Zone"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4 — 'more than two (2) metres above grade in any side or rear yard'",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4 — 'more than one (1) metre above grade in any front yard'",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 7 — 'No person shall construct or cause to be constructed any fence in a sight triangle'",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 9 — 'barbed, razor or similar wire or material'; s. 8 — 'solid panel members of metal, steel or concrete'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/fences/text-9971a411dccb/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Fence By-law 2002-8 (Office Consolidation, Dec 2021)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2002-01-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/sites/default/files/2022-01/Swimming-Pool-Fence-By-law-2002-8-Office-Consolidation-12-20-21.pdf",
   "summary": "Every privately-owned outdoor swimming pool must be enclosed by a fence at least 153cm (60 inches) high, located not less than 1.8m and not more than 10.0m from the pool (the maximum distance does not apply on lots in a Registered Plan of Subdivision). Openings must not pass a 3.8cm (1.5 inch) sphere - up to 10cm (4 inches) where",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4a7e9a307791163ba08e0ad9590552979adf2fa9f5bc18a747c20817d78e967d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4a7e9a307791163ba08e0ad9590552979adf2fa9f5bc18a747c20817d78e967d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Pool must be enclosed by fence not less than 153 cm (60 inches) high; gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, similar dangerous characteristics, or electric current-conducting devices prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1: 'No person shall construct or cause to be constructed a swimming pool without having first obtained a swimming pool fence permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.1; s. 6.9",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/fences/text-4a7e9a307791/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/fences/"
}