{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitby, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 metres; max height front: 1 metre; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m height; self-closing, self-latching gate with locking mechanism, locked when pool not in use.. Source: Fence By-law 8228-25, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001824",
 "municipality": "Whitby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.whitby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 8228-25",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-10-06",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/whitby-ca/media/ewccwh33/8228-25-fence-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fences may not exceed 2 metres in a side or rear yard (sec 9.1) or 1 metre in a front yard (sec 9.4); 2.5 metres is allowed on the portion abutting an arterial road (sec 9.9). Non-residential fences max 2 metres, 3 metres on industrial property (sec 11.1); farm fences max 2 metres (sec 12.1). Swimming pool and ornamental",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "a1cff9a1bbbf6dd219a345f32267cad12ba23621eb559067a3f3b4dacd6bf1d2",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a1cff9a1bbbf6dd219a345f32267cad12ba23621eb559067a3f3b4dacd6bf1d2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m height; self-closing, self-latching gate with locking mechanism, locked when pool not in use.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence within a visibility triangle or sight triangle or any location obstructing vision of motorists or pedestrians.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, razor wire, hazardous materials on any lands; electrical fences except farming."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 9.1",
    "max_height_front": "s. 9.4",
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.2; s. 6.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 13.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 16.1; s. 16.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitby/fences/text-a1cff9a1bbbf/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitby/fences/"
}