{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wainfleet, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.83 m (6 feet); max height front: 1.22 m (4 feet); pool enclosure: Fence completely surrounding pool to minimum 1.22 m (4 feet); above-ground pools exempt if wall ≥1.22 m; self-closing gate required where stairs/ladder present; sight triangle: No fence or barrier obstructing visibility above 0.6 m (2 feet) above grade within Sight Triangle (9.2 m from intersection). Source: Fence By-law (By-law No. 012-2020), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001809",
 "municipality": "Wainfleet",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.wainfleet.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law (By-law No. 012-2020)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-03-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.wainfleet.ca/media/437",
   "summary": "Fence by-law repealing and replacing By-law 013-2005. In a front yard no fence may exceed 1.22 m (4 ft) above grade; elsewhere on a residential lot no fence may exceed 1.83 m (6 ft), rising to 2.4 m (8 ft) in industrial and commercial zones. Nothing may obstruct visibility above 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade in a sight triangle.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b5e0d00622199654b53910095bd34ea263b4dc7d2d85ff11f5f1794b85845cc2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b5e0d00622199654b53910095bd34ea263b4dc7d2d85ff11f5f1794b85845cc2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.83 m (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.22 m (4 feet)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence completely surrounding pool to minimum 1.22 m (4 feet); above-ground pools exempt if wall ≥1.22 m; self-closing gate required where stairs/ladder present",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence or barrier obstructing visibility above 0.6 m (2 feet) above grade within Sight Triangle (9.2 m from intersection)",
    "prohibited_materials": "Used vehicle tires, barbed wire, razor wire, sheet metal; electrical fence outside agricultural/rural zone"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.1.2",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.1.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 9.1, s. 9.2(v)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 8.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.1, s. 6.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wainfleet/fences/text-b5e0d0062219/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wainfleet/fences/"
}