{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wilmot, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.98 m; max height front: 0.76 m; permit required: False; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.52 m height fence required around pool; gate(s) with lock, self-closing and latching device required.. Source: Fence By-law 2009-36, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001829",
 "municipality": "Wilmot",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.wilmot.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 2009-36",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-09-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/wilmot-018-ca/media/lwunowst/fence-by-law-2009-36.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates fences township-wide: no fence may exceed 1.98 m in an exterior side yard, side yard or rear yard, or 0.76 m in a front yard, corner visibility triangle or driveway visibility triangle - except on commercial, industrial or institutional property, where a front-yard fence may reach 1.98 m (sec 3.1). Sharp materials, barbed wire and electrified fences are prohibited,",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "dbbbff7a4cf56d2d488060ad19ef6f123782ac85f0a5136d8d5142f5253a60d8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dbbbff7a4cf56d2d488060ad19ef6f123782ac85f0a5136d8d5142f5253a60d8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.98 m",
    "max_height_front": "0.76 m",
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.52 m height fence required around pool; gate(s) with lock, self-closing and latching device required.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence shall exceed 0.76 m within corner visibility triangle (7.5 m legs) or driveway visibility triangle (4.5 m legs).",
    "prohibited_materials": "Sheet metal, corrugated metal panels, garage door panels, barbed wire, electrified fencing, snow fencing, plastic mesh (permanent use)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.1(e)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.1(f)",
    "permit_required": "s. 3.5",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4.5; s. 4.7",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.2; s. 2.3; s. 3.1(f)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3.1(a); s. 3.1(b); s. 3.1(c); s. 3.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wilmot/fences/text-dbbbff7a4cf5/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wilmot/fences/"
}