{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of West Elgin, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1.8 metres (6 feet); pool enclosure: Fencing around swimming pools governed by By-law 98-47 as amended by By-law No. 2012-10.; sight triangle: No fence greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height along any point of a Sight Triangle; must be of open construction.. Source: Boundary Fence By-law 2015-56; By-law Number 98-47 — A By-law Requiring Owners to Fence Privately Owned Swimming Pools, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001818",
 "municipality": "West Elgin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.westelgin.net",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Boundary Fence By-law 2015-56",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-08-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.westelgin.net/public/download/files/347322",
   "summary": "Applies in West Elgin's Built-Up Area (the R1, R2, R3, HR, LR and RR zones); swimming-pool fences are governed separately by By-law 98-47. In residential use, no fence in a front, rear, interior side or exterior side yard may exceed 1.8 m (6 feet), and a front-yard fence must be of open construction (at least one third open). In commercial,",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.8 metres (6 feet)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fencing around swimming pools governed by By-law 98-47 as amended by By-law No. 2012-10.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height along any point of a Sight Triangle; must be of open construction.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire or barbed material injurious to public; electrical current conductors."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.1 — 'No fence erected in a rear yard shall exceed 1.8 metres (6 feet)'",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.2 — 'No fence erected in a front yard shall exceed 1.8 metres (6 feet)'",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2.2 — 'fencing around swimming pools, which are governed by By-law 98-47 as amended by By-law No. 2012-10'",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.7 — 'No person shall construct a fence that is greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height along any point of a Sight Triangle'",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.3 and s. 2.4 — barbed wire/barbed material injurious to public; fence used as conductor of electrical current"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-elgin/fences/text-6542ff58fe11/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 98-47 — A By-law Requiring Owners to Fence Privately Owned Swimming Pools",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1998-11-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.westelgin.net/public/download/files/347341",
   "summary": "Requires every privately owned outdoor swimming pool (including hot tubs, whirlpools and spas) to be enclosed by a pool fence extending from the ground to a height stated in s.5.1 as 'not less than 153 centimetres (48 inches)'. Openings may not pass a sphere larger than 3.8 cm (1.5 inches), except that non-chain-link fences with horizontal rails at least 1.2",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a9dc15b22487cd54fa43b879bb1cb04cec0d5c1b8fc6efbbf0343bfdb2fec0f2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a9dc15b22487cd54fa43b879bb1cb04cec0d5c1b8fc6efbbf0343bfdb2fec0f2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 153 cm (48 inches) high, self-closing and self-latching gate, self-latch not less than 122 cm above ground."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1 / s. 3.8 — permit required before constructing or replacing a swimming pool fence",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.1, s. 5.8, s. 5.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-elgin/fences/text-a9dc15b22487/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fencing Livestock By-law 2007-33",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-05-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.westelgin.net/public/download/files/347329",
   "summary": "Requires every owner keeping livestock (defined as goats, cattle, horses, sheep and swine) to prevent the animals leaving the property with a perimeter fence or interior enclosure meeting Schedule 'A'. Schedule 'A' sets minimum non-electric fence heights of 1050 mm to 1200 mm (42-48 inches) for cattle and horses and 800 mm to 900 mm (32-36 inches) for goats, sheep",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fdb013980fb83f070284497c18f37ef3aeaf4f2511e6a5d610ae557734098150.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-elgin/fences/text-fdb013980fb8/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-elgin/fences/"
}