{
 "answer": "In the City of Thorold, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5m high enclosure surrounding entire pool area; gates must be self-closing, self-latching on pool side, kept closed and locked when pool not under competent supervision.; prohibited materials: Basket weave, lattice, or horizontal boards prohibited within required swimming pool enclosure portion.; max height rear side: 2 m [6.5 ft.] (residential zone). Source: By-law 27-2008 - Pool By-law (Consolidated); By-law 28-2008 - Fence By-law (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001793",
 "municipality": "Thorold",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.thorold.ca/en/index.aspx",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 27-2008 - Pool By-law (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-04-15",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/thorold-ca/media/bznktktf/27-2008-pool-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "No person may excavate for or erect an outdoor swimming pool or pool enclosure without first obtaining a permit from the Chief Building Official, and the pool may not be filled until a final inspection has approved the enclosure. The enclosure must be a minimum of 1.5m (5 feet) high measured from ground level at its exterior face, with limits",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "cac560f21b6fb171551e846795f6052ab0aa2bbdb005a96767c7ea8c62921d02",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cac560f21b6fb171551e846795f6052ab0aa2bbdb005a96767c7ea8c62921d02.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5m high enclosure surrounding entire pool area; gates must be self-closing, self-latching on pool side, kept closed and locked when pool not under competent supervision.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Basket weave, lattice, or horizontal boards prohibited within required swimming pool enclosure portion."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.1.1: 'No person shall excavate for or erect...any outdoor swimming pool and/or swimming pool enclosure without first obtaining a permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.1.2; s. 4.3.3(3); s. 4.3.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.2.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thorold/fences/text-cac560f21b6f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 28-2008 - Fence By-law (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-04-15",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/thorold-ca/media/lsaerrkl/28-2008-fence-by-law-consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence height max 2m residential, 2.4m institutional/commercial, 3m industrial; hedges up to 3m. Front-yard fences within 4.5m of the street line capped at 0.9m (closed) / 1.2m (open construction). Line Fences Act disapplied city-wide.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0651c667780e1aeb4da664accdc7344451180d10fa05565776a737999d959b2e",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0651c667780e1aeb4da664accdc7344451180d10fa05565776a737999d959b2e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m [6.5 ft.] (residential zone)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 m [3 ft.] closed construction or hedge; 1.2 m [4 ft.] open construction, within 4.5 m of street line",
    "sight_triangle": "Fence in sight triangle must be open construction, not obstruct visibility, and must not exceed 0.9 m [3 ft.] above ground level; sight triangle defined as 9 m along each street line from intersection",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electric fences; barbed wire, metal spikes, sharp/pointed materials; used vehicle tires; sheet metal or corrugated metal panels (residential)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 2.2.1(1)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 2.3.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.4.1; s. 1.2.1(27)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.6.1; s. 2.7.1; s. 2.8.1; s. 2.1.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thorold/fences/text-0651c667780e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/thorold/fences/"
}