{
 "answer": "In the Town of Tillsonburg, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Fence By-law No. 4007 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Max height front: 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches). Max height rear side: 2.15 metres (7 feet); 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) where abutting industrial, commercial or institutional zone. Pool enclosure: Governed by Pool Enclosure By-law No. 4008; this By-law does not apply.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001795",
 "municipality": "Tillsonburg",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.tillsonburg.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law No. 4007",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-04-25",
   "document_url": "https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/DocView.aspx?id=297874&repo=r-00016f842072",
   "summary": "Residential fences max 2.15 m rear/side (3 m abutting industrial/commercial/institutional), 1 m in required front yard; deck-mounted fences 1.2 m from side line; sight-triangle rules; barbed/razor wire limited; electric fences prohibited. Excludes pool enclosures.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:22:49+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "direct-fetch",
   "capture_note": "Laserfiche Portal edoc PDF (DocView is a shell)",
   "document_number": "4007",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8447578216b9ab3e5c7ee0f82b82f0eb6e2f727b5ac11608dc069173949c3eb8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.15 metres (7 feet); 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) where abutting industrial, commercial or institutional zone",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre (3 feet 3 inches)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Governed by Pool Enclosure By-law No. 4008; this By-law does not apply.",
    "sight_triangle": "No Fence or Hedgerow in a Sight Triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed/razor wire, electric fences prohibited except limited exceptions; sheet metal, sheet plastic, fiberglass, untreated wood, single-strand wire, plywood, pressboard."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.1(a)-(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1(c)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 1.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 12.2",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7.1, s. 8.1, s. 12.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tillsonburg/fences/bylaw-4007/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool Enclosure By-law No. 4008 (consolidated, amended 2022-036)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-04-25",
   "document_url": "https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/DocView.aspx?id=714393&repo=r-00016f842072",
   "summary": "Pool enclosure min 1.52 m, max 2.15 m; no climbable gaps 100 mm-1.2 m; gates self-closing, self-latching (latch min 1.2 m), lockable and kept locked when pool not in use.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "89160e1d90ec9a9cb973d00a5da14a75f44d8b56423a59c622ae9db19a32c63a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:22:50+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "direct-fetch",
   "capture_note": "Laserfiche Portal edoc PDF (DocView is a shell)",
   "document_number": "4008",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/89160e1d90ec9a9cb973d00a5da14a75f44d8b56423a59c622ae9db19a32c63a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.52 m and maximum 2.15 m; gates must be self-closing and equipped with self-latching device.",
    "sight_triangle": "No Swimming Pool Enclosure, or any part thereof, within a Sight Triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Hedgerow, earth berm, natural or manmade topographic features, or any other organic feature."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.1(a),(c); s. 5.1(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 10.4",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 10.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tillsonburg/fences/bylaw-4008/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Tillsonburg By-laws page",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.tillsonburg.ca/town-hall/by-laws/",
   "summary": "Index linking Fences and Swimming Pool Enclosures by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2332854647a51e3c7d225ae61343471338fbc8e7249bfba71e0a9eb0c2f988a4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/tillsonburg/building-permits/by-laws/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/tillsonburg/fences/"
}