{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.2 metres; max height front: 1 metre; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Enclosure min 1.5 m high; gates self-closing, self-latching, lockable; no gap exceeding 100 mm below or within enclosure.. Source: Fence & Pool Enclosure By-law 2013-168-RE (Consolidated Nov 3, 2020), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001825",
 "municipality": "Whitchurch-Stouffville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.townofws.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence & Pool Enclosure By-law 2013-168-RE (Consolidated Nov 3, 2020)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-12-03",
   "document_url": "https://whitchurch.civicweb.net/document/149968",
   "summary": "On any lot in a residential zone, a fence may not exceed 1 metre in the front yard or 2.2 metres in an interior side yard, exterior side yard or rear yard (sec 4.1). On commercial, industrial or institutional lots the limit is 3 metres in a rear or interior side yard and 1 metre in a front yard (sec",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "518f9cf9dd0f014f04aa2918b610c0e960cf51210290c741b832b2863beb5b64",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/518f9cf9dd0f014f04aa2918b610c0e960cf51210290c741b832b2863beb5b64.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.2 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure min 1.5 m high; gates self-closing, self-latching, lockable; no gap exceeding 100 mm below or within enclosure.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence higher than 1 metre above grade within the sight triangle on any corner lot.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Sheet metal or corrugated metal panels; barbed wire or razor wire (except Employment Heavy zone ≥1.8 m above grade); electric current devices (except agricultural animal containment)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.1",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1",
    "permit_required": "s. 8.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 8.7; s. 8.12(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.1(a); s. 2.2; s. 2.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitchurch-stouffville/fences/text-518f9cf9dd0f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitchurch-stouffville/fences/"
}