{
 "answer": "In the City of Toronto, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.0 metres (residential, Item 9); 2.5 metres (non-residential, Item 9); up to 2.5 metres for fences abutting multi-residential/non-residential/public highway (Item 6); max height front: 1.2 metres within 2.4 m of lot line abutting public highway; 2.0 metres beyond 2.4 m; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Min 1.2 m (single residential) or 1.8 m (multiple/non-residential); completely encloses pool; gates must be self-closing, self-latching, kept locked except when in use. Source: Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447, Fences, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001798",
 "municipality": "Toronto",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "https://www.toronto.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447, Fences",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-05-24",
   "document_url": "http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_447.pdf",
   "summary": "Caps fence height on residential property at 1.2 m in a front yard within 2.4 m of a lot line abutting a public highway, and 2.0 m in most other locations; 2.5 m applies to a fence not in a front yard that abuts a multi-residential property, a non-residential property, a public highway or a public walkway, and 3.0 m",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "0a4157761f891dabe2c6c82a9e72685fb393a2790c2a2032c8012b3e48141b6f",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0a4157761f891dabe2c6c82a9e72685fb393a2790c2a2032c8012b3e48141b6f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres (residential, Item 9); 2.5 metres (non-residential, Item 9); up to 2.5 metres for fences abutting multi-residential/non-residential/public highway (Item 6)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 metres within 2.4 m of lot line abutting public highway; 2.0 metres beyond 2.4 m",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Min 1.2 m (single residential) or 1.8 m (multiple/non-residential); completely encloses pool; gates must be self-closing, self-latching, kept locked except when in use",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, chicken wire, sharp material (below 2.5 m); sheet metal or corrugated metal panels; electric fences (except agricultural livestock); non-standard permanent fencing materials"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Table 1, Items 6 and 9, § 447-1.2B",
    "max_height_front": "Table 1, Items 1 and 2, § 447-1.2B",
    "permit_required": "§ 447-1.3B(1): 'No person shall excavate for or erect...a swimming pool without first obtaining a permit'",
    "pool_enclosure": "§ 447-1.3A; Table 2, § 447-1.3D; § 447-1.3C(6)",
    "prohibited_materials": "§ 447-1.2A(2), A(3), A(4), A(5)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/toronto/fences/text-0a4157761f89/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/toronto/fences/"
}