{
 "answer": "In the City of Markham, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.); permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft.), maximum 1.8 m (6 ft.); self-closing device and lockable self-latching device on all gates; gates locked when pool not in active use; sight triangle: On a corner lot, no Enclosure shall be erected at a lesser distance from the street line on which adjoining residential lots front than the depth of the front yard required for a dwelling on the adjoining lot. Source: By-law 2015-96, A By-law to Regulate the Enclosures for Privately-Owned Outdoor Pools within the City of Markham; By-law 277-97, A By-law for Prescribing the Height and Description of Lawful Fences in the Town of Markham, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001620",
 "municipality": "Markham",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.markham.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2015-96, A By-law to Regulate the Enclosures for Privately-Owned Outdoor Pools within the City of Markham",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-06-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.markham.ca/sites/default/files/about-city-markham/by-laws/Frequently%20Requested%20By-Laws/Bylaw-2015-96-Consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires privately-owned outdoor pools to be enclosed; minimum fence and gate height 1.2m, self-latching gate required.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "38d0bded94938750d12c180c775866d20fd8e19e9b5e7a984555442218fce147",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/38d0bded94938750d12c180c775866d20fd8e19e9b5e7a984555442218fce147.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 ft.)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m (4 ft.), maximum 1.8 m (6 ft.); self-closing device and lockable self-latching device on all gates; gates locked when pool not in active use",
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot, no Enclosure shall be erected at a lesser distance from the street line on which adjoining residential lots front than the depth of the front yard required for a dwelling on the adjoining lot",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, sharp projections, or devices designed to conduct electric current through enclosure"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Schedule \"A\", item ii: \"Maximum Height of Fences And Gates: 1.8 m (6 ft.)\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 4.2",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 7.1; Schedule \"A\" items i–ii; s. 9.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.12",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/markham/fences/text-38d0bded9493/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 277-97, A By-law for Prescribing the Height and Description of Lawful Fences in the Town of Markham",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1997-10-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.markham.ca/sites/default/files/about-city-markham/by-laws/Frequently%20Requested%20By-Laws/Bylaw-277-97.pdf",
   "summary": "Maximum fence heights in residential zones: front yard 1.20m (4 ft), exterior/flankage yard 1.20m, interior side yard 1.80m (6 ft) and rear yard 1.80m (with the top 0.3m of a solid rear fence to be open lattice). Fences on commercial, industrial and institutional property, and on residential lots abutting them, may reach 3.04m (10 ft) in a rear or side",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "afc67e9ec93f04713c61cb47fdd77b123afdf9892697f312e8ce35bf8123b5e9",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/afc67e9ec93f04713c61cb47fdd77b123afdf9892697f312e8ce35bf8123b5e9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.80 metres (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.20 metres (4 feet)",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire or other barbed or sharp materials; fence used as electrical conductor"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.6",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.1; s. 6.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/markham/fences/text-afc67e9ec93f/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/markham/fences/"
}