{
 "answer": "In the City of Windsor, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2m high enclosure required; entrance must be self-closing, self-latching (min 1.2m above grade), and locked when pool not in use.; prohibited materials: Barbed or razor wire, electrified wire, sharp projections, or any other unsafe or dangerous feature.; max height rear side: 2.2 m. Source: By-law 63-2021 (Swimming Pools, Their Enclosures and Equipment); Fence By-law 170-2012 (amended by By-law 195-2014), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001830",
 "municipality": "Windsor",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.citywindsor.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 63-2021 (Swimming Pools, Their Enclosures and Equipment)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-04-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.citywindsor.ca/Documents/city-hall/by-laws-online/By-law%2063-2021%20-%20160-2010.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets construction, maintenance and enclosure standards for swimming pools; pool enclosure fences/barriers must be at least 1.2m to 1.5m high depending on construction type, with detailed gate and opening rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0fb53995f8eac000468902775148aa0606306b6249d122a59d650c1302c6ac0a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0fb53995f8eac000468902775148aa0606306b6249d122a59d650c1302c6ac0a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2m high enclosure required; entrance must be self-closing, self-latching (min 1.2m above grade), and locked when pool not in use.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed or razor wire, electrified wire, sharp projections, or any other unsafe or dangerous feature."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 4.1: 'No person shall construct ... a swimming pool unless a permit has been issued'",
    "pool_enclosure": "ss. 6.3(a), 6.11(c)(d): minimum 1.2m high; self-closing, self-latching device min 1.2m above grade",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.9: 'barbed or razor wire, electrified wire, sharp projections'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/windsor/fences/text-0fb53995f8ea/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence By-law 170-2012 (amended by By-law 195-2014)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-11-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.citywindsor.ca/Documents/city-hall/by-laws-online/Fence%20By-Law%20170-2012.pdf",
   "summary": "Prescribes fence heights: max 1.2m in front yard, 2.2m in interior side/rear yard for residential; up to 3.0m for non-residential/institutional uses in some cases, with material and location rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "c66ee289de13a7124e2381ac15fc8f3031aadbd470038a8bdda989c01dda4ffa",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c66ee289de13a7124e2381ac15fc8f3031aadbd470038a8bdda989c01dda4ffa.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.2 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m",
    "pool_enclosure": "By-law 160-2010 applies to fences used as a swimming pool enclosure.",
    "sight_triangle": "0.9 m above effective grade within visibility triangle formed by intersecting curbs, 7.5 m from point of intersection",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified fences (non-farm); barbed/razor wire below 2.15 m above effective grade (non-residential)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.1(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1(b)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 1.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.3",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.1(b), s. 5.1(d)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/windsor/fences/text-c66ee289de13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/windsor/fences/"
}