{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of The Nation, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.6 m; max height front: 1.2 m; permit required: True; sight triangle: No fence permitted within sight triangle; triangle formed by street lines and a line 6 metres along each street line from intersection point. Source: By-law 93-2026 - Fences, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001789",
 "municipality": "The Nation",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.nationmun.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 18-2023 - Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-04-03",
   "document_url": "http://www.nationmun.ca/town-hall/by-laws-policies/swimming-pools",
   "summary": "Requires privately-owned outdoor pools to be enclosed by a permitted fence and self-closing/latching gate before water may be added; sets fence height (4-8 ft), max 4-inch openings, and permit/plan requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "5204df87785d241c7610c0f2dae2a12a452215b13bbb2d44b3120caf352d413e",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5204df87785d241c7610c0f2dae2a12a452215b13bbb2d44b3120caf352d413e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-nation/fences/text-5204df87785d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 93-2026 - Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-08",
   "document_url": "http://www.nationmun.ca/town-hall/by-laws-policies/fences",
   "summary": "Maximum fence height on urban and rural residential property is 2.6 metres, dropping to 1.2 metres along a front property line or within a front yard; the Municipal Planner may allow more for topographical reasons. Hedges must be kept trimmed to a maximum width of 1.2m, may not be planted within 1.2m of a property line (except along an exterior",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "4c922f80cdd79d4b3bd09a33d2b13cebff4181558313b4f296f7e24d095a76a0",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4c922f80cdd79d4b3bd09a33d2b13cebff4181558313b4f296f7e24d095a76a0.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.6 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "No fence permitted within sight triangle; triangle formed by street lines and a line 6 metres along each street line from intersection point",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, razor wire, electrically charged wire; except agricultural animal confinement; prohibited on residential property"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 6.1",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6.1",
    "permit_required": "s. 12.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.4; s. 1 (\"Sight Triangle\" definition)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.1; s. 4.2; s. 4.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-nation/fences/text-4c922f80cdd7/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/the-nation/fences/"
}