{
 "answer": "In the Village of Westport, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.13 metres (7 feet); max height front: 1.0 metres (3.3 feet); pool enclosure: Fences around pools shall comply with the Village's Pool By-law; more restrictive requirements apply.; sight triangle: No fence provision stated for sight triangle; defined as triangular area with straight line of no less than 6.0 metres (19.69 feet) from point of intersection on corner lots.. Source: Fence By-law 2020-16, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001823",
 "municipality": "Westport",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://villageofwestport.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 2020-16",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-04-07",
   "document_url": "http://villageofwestport.ca/wp-content/uploads/attachments/07b92f_d389720635af4f888f6c7ac03f71d814.pdf",
   "summary": "Maximum fence height 2.13m (7ft) in rear/side yards and 1.0m (3.3ft) in front/exterior side yards; restricts fence height within driveway visibility triangles.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "60e79d70d9e0834f5d0aed4ac6769bd55769400671b6a33ff7f90f712543604b",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/60e79d70d9e0834f5d0aed4ac6769bd55769400671b6a33ff7f90f712543604b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.13 metres (7 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metres (3.3 feet)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fences around pools shall comply with the Village's Pool By-law; more restrictive requirements apply.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence provision stated for sight triangle; defined as triangular area with straight line of no less than 6.0 metres (19.69 feet) from point of intersection on corner lots.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Sheet metal, corrugated metal, any material injurious to public; barbed wire (with exceptions); electric fences (with exceptions)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.1(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1(c)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.0 definition of \"sight triangle\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7.1, s. 7.2.1, s. 7.3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/westport/fences/text-60e79d70d9e0/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/westport/fences/"
}