{
 "answer": "In the City of Waterloo, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.44 metres (8 feet); max height front: 0.9 metres (3 feet); permit required: True; sight triangle: No fence within corner lot visibility triangle (3 m × 15 m per s. 3.1(a)); max 0.9 m height within 2 m driveway visibility triangle. Source: Fence and Enclosure By-law 2013-017; Pool Enclosure By-law 2013-018, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001812",
 "municipality": "Waterloo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.waterloo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence and Enclosure By-law 2013-017",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-03-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.waterloo.ca/bylaws-and-enforcement/bylaw-directory/fence-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Regulates fences/privacy screens: max height 2.44m rear/side, 0.9m front yard/sight triangle, 1.83m flankage; bans barbed wire/electrified fences; masonry fences over 0.6m need a building permit.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "fcc917aec5bed8b1f1a37864054d39a6990934811faabddfc54615266c9bbccf",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fcc917aec5bed8b1f1a37864054d39a6990934811faabddfc54615266c9bbccf.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.44 metres (8 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 metres (3 feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "No fence within corner lot visibility triangle (3 m × 15 m per s. 3.1(a)); max 0.9 m height within 2 m driveway visibility triangle",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire; electrified fences"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.1(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 7.2(d)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.1(a); s. 3.1(b)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7.2(a); s. 7.2(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/waterloo/fences/text-fcc917aec5be/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Enclosure By-law 2013-018",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-03-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.waterloo.ca/bylaws-and-enforcement/bylaw-directory/pool-enclosure-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Requires a Pool Enclosure Permit before installing a pool and sets enclosure standards: the enclosure must extend from the ground to at least 1.52 m (5 ft) measured from effective ground level outside the enclosure, and must have no opening passing a sphere larger than 38 mm (1.5 in). Larger openings are allowed only by exception - up to 100",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "7ef1a7a67e29e95de89fc019df812966263bcd0d016649f8e771122f58406964",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7ef1a7a67e29e95de89fc019df812966263bcd0d016649f8e771122f58406964.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Pool enclosure must be at least 1.52 m high; gates must have self-closing and self-latching devices at least 1.22 m above grade and a lock."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1: \"A Permit is required for any Pool Enclosure erected or located within the City\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 9.1(a), s. 10.1(c)(d)(e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/waterloo/fences/text-7ef1a7a67e29/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/waterloo/fences/"
}