{
 "answer": "In the City of Vaughan, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Vaughan Fence By-law 189-2020, verified 2026-10-25. Max height front: 1.2 m within 2.4 m of lot line abutting Public Highway; 2.0 m elsewhere in Front Yard. Max height rear side: 2.0 m (Single Family/Multi-Residential, general); 2.5 m if abutting Public Highway, multi-residential, or non-residential property. Pool enclosure: Minimum 1.22 m high; self-closing self-latching gate at ≥1.22 m height; gate kept closed and locked at all times.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001808",
 "municipality": "Vaughan",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.vaughan.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Vaughan Fence By-law 189-2020",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-12-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.vaughan.ca/sites/default/files/189-2020.pdf?file-version=1792974696527",
   "summary": "Fence height table limits front-yard fences within 2.4 metres of a public-highway lot line to 1.2 metres. Schedule A requires pool enclosures at least 1.22 metres high with self-closing, self-latching gates.",
   "document_number": "189-2020",
   "notes": "Section 21 repeals Fence By-law 80-90 despite the older law remaining linked on the topic page.",
   "discovered_by": "thin-cities",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-25",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:29:55+00:00",
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   "snapshot_source": "manual-browser",
   "capture_note": "browser download by Astra 2026-10-25 (scripted fetch blocked)",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7af0464f37c63d610f7b055953ac9ac35464c1f23d86d12538514334a419f136.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (Single Family/Multi-Residential, general); 2.5 m if abutting Public Highway, multi-residential, or non-residential property",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m within 2.4 m of lot line abutting Public Highway; 2.0 m elsewhere in Front Yard",
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.22 m high; self-closing self-latching gate at ≥1.22 m height; gate kept closed and locked at all times",
    "sight_triangle": "Fences obstructing sightlines must be Open-Fence Construction or erected to create a Sight Triangle to the satisfaction of City staff",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire (except industrial zones ≥1.8 m), electric fences (except agricultural livestock), sheet metal, corrugated metal, materials not intended for permanent fencing"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Table 1 Items 6 and 9, s. 6.0(1)",
    "max_height_front": "Table 1 Items 1 and 2, s. 6.0(1)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Schedule \"A\" s. (1)(b); Gates requirements s. (e), (g)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.0(3) and s. 6.0(4)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.0(1), s. 5.0(2), s. 5.0(7)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/vaughan/fences/bylaw-189-2020/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/vaughan/fences/"
}