{
 "answer": "In the City of Pickering, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.0 m; max height front: 1.0 m solid, 1.5 m open construction; permit required: False; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.2 m height, set back 1.0 m from pool wall, self-closing gates with self-latching devices on inside at or near top.. Source: By-law 6943/09 - Fence and Swimming Pool Enclosures, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001705",
 "municipality": "Pickering",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.pickering.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 6943/09 - Fence and Swimming Pool Enclosures",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-04-20",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/pickeringca-009-ca/media/dp1o45lx/fence-and-swimming-pool-enclosures-bylaw-6943-09.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences in side and rear yards may not exceed 2.0m; in a front yard the limit is 1.0m for a solid fence or hedge and 1.5m for a fence of open construction (at least one-third open). Where a rear or side yard abuts another property's front yard the limit is 2.0m. Non-residential fences may not exceed 2.6m. Every swimming pool",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d355f3591e84676375e81dff32adf5c756e426d4f4984a3fd80b93d303a2a692",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d355f3591e84676375e81dff32adf5c756e426d4f4984a3fd80b93d303a2a692.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m solid, 1.5 m open construction",
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.2 m height, set back 1.0 m from pool wall, self-closing gates with self-latching devices on inside at or near top.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Razor wire, barbed wire, or any sharp projections capable of causing physical injury"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 29(1): \"No person shall erect a fence greater than 2.0 m in height in any side yard or rear yard\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 30(2): solid type >1.0 m prohibited; s. 30(3): open construction >1.5 m prohibited",
    "permit_required": "s. 11: enclosure permit required for swimming pools only; no general fence permit requirement stated",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 18(b): \"minimum of 1.2 m in height\"; s. 18(d): \"set back a minimum distance of 1.0 m\"; s. 20(d)-(e): self-closing, self-latching devices inside at or near top",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 40(1): \"razor wire, barbed wire or any other sharp projections capable of causing physical injury\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/pickering/fences/text-d355f3591e84/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/pickering/fences/"
}