{
 "answer": "In the City of Richmond Hill, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (5.9 feet); max height front: 1.2 metres (4.0 feet); permit required: True; pool enclosure: Fence required; permit required before erection; minimum 1.2 m (single residential), 1.8 m (multiple/non-residential); gate must be self-closing and self-latching.. Source: Fence - Height - Description (By-law No. 140-90, Municipal Code Chapter 973), verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001731",
 "municipality": "Richmond Hill",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.richmondhill.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fence - Height - Description (By-law No. 140-90, Municipal Code Chapter 973)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.richmondhill.ca/en/shared-content/resources/documents/Community-Standards-By-laws/973---Property-Maintenance---Fence-Height.pdf",
   "summary": "Maximum fence height 1.8m (5.9 ft) on residential property, 1.2m (4.0 ft) in front yards; also sets swimming pool enclosure requirements including minimum heights and a required separate entrance from the main building.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "d8a77acff972093a704ba08924e06a6bc291f4f363684fce9a44ee323f9721ff",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d8a77acff972093a704ba08924e06a6bc291f4f363684fce9a44ee323f9721ff.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 metres (5.9 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 metres (4.0 feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence required; permit required before erection; minimum 1.2 m (single residential), 1.8 m (multiple/non-residential); gate must be self-closing and self-latching.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence in daylighting triangle of minimum 4.5 m x 4.5 m; exception allows fence not exceeding 0.6 metres in height on private land within triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire and electrical fences prohibited; barbed wire permitted above 1.8 m on eligible land; electric fences prohibited except agricultural."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 973.3.17: \"No fence on residential property shall exceed 1.8 metres (5.9 feet) in height in any yard.\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 973.3.19: \"a fence in a front yard shall not exceed 1.2 metres (4.0 feet) in height\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 973.7.2: \"No person shall erect a swimming pool enclosure until a permit therefor has been obtained\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "ss. 973.7.1, 973.7.2, 973.7.12, 973.7.14, 973.7.22, 973.7.23",
    "sight_triangle": "ss. 973.3.15, 973.3.16: daylighting triangle minimum 4.5 m x 4.5 m; fence permitted max 0.6 metres",
    "prohibited_materials": "ss. 973.4.1, 973.5.1: barbed wire and electrical fences prohibited within Town subject to exceptions"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/richmond-hill/fences/text-d8a77acff972/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/richmond-hill/fences/"
}