{
 "answer": "In the Township of Val Rita-Harty, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.1 metres (7 feet); max height front: 1 metre (3 ft); sight triangle: No fence shall obscure clear view at street intersections within the sight triangle as per the Zoning By-law; maximum 1 metre height within sight triangle; prohibited materials: barbed wire, chicken wire, sharp materials, steel wire cable, chains, demolition material, used/new metal roofing, corrugated tin or fibreglass, electric current devices. Source: Fence By-law (By-law No. 1165-24); Swimming Pool By-law (By-law No. 1164-24), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001807",
 "municipality": "Val Rita-Harty",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.valharty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law (By-law No. 1165-24)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-03-19",
   "document_url": "https://valharty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/By-law-1165-24-Fence-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence by-law repealing By-law 1028-16. On residential property a fence may not exceed 2.1 m (7 ft) in a side or rear yard or 1 m (3 ft) in a front yard; 2.4 m (8 ft) where the fence is contiguous to abutting non-residential property; tennis-court fences up to 3.65 m (12 ft). On non-residential property the limits are 2.4",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "6aa92a86d5fd41a86f92e59bd69c08aeeaef88a1b897254dcfea3c403a798530",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6aa92a86d5fd41a86f92e59bd69c08aeeaef88a1b897254dcfea3c403a798530.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.1 metres (7 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre (3 ft)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence shall obscure clear view at street intersections within the sight triangle as per the Zoning By-law; maximum 1 metre height within sight triangle",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire, chicken wire, sharp materials, steel wire cable, chains, demolition material, used/new metal roofing, corrugated tin or fibreglass, electric current devices"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.2",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.4(f); s. 5.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/val-rita-harty/fences/text-6aa92a86d5fd/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Swimming Pool By-law (By-law No. 1164-24)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://valharty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/By-Law-1164-24-Swimming-Pool-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Swimming pool by-law requiring a permit from the Building Department before installing a pool, spa or other artificial pond, and requiring the pool to be completely surrounded by an approved enclosure before it is filled. A pool wall under 1.2 m (4 ft) high must have an enclosure between 1.5 m (4.98 ft) and 2.1 m (6.98 ft); an enclosure",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b950c78708a3581a77541f1b856575dcd3a9157969a0eedd286a05779a807d07",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b950c78708a3581a77541f1b856575dcd3a9157969a0eedd286a05779a807d07.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.5 m, maximum 2.1 m high enclosure required around pools; self-closing, self-latching gate at top inside.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, electrically energized fencing, sharp projections prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.1(a); s. 6.1(b)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.1(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/val-rita-harty/fences/text-b950c78708a3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/val-rita-harty/fences/"
}