{
 "answer": "In the Town of Newmarket, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Fences By-law 2019-20 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. A permit is required. Max height front: 1 metre (3 feet). Max height rear side: Rear Yard: 2.1 m (7 feet); Interior Side Yard: 1.8 m (6 feet); Exterior Side Yard: 1.8 m (6 feet).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001655",
 "municipality": "Newmarket",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.newmarket.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fences By-law 2019-20",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-04-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.newmarket.ca/media/file/2019-20-fences-consolidation",
   "summary": "Prescribes the height and description of fences on residential and other properties in the Town.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b266beaba886d1b76574799726e3483baac34f96cc5d4886064d68a08af9fb76",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-20",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b266beaba886d1b76574799726e3483baac34f96cc5d4886064d68a08af9fb76.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Rear Yard: 2.1 m (7 feet); Interior Side Yard: 1.8 m (6 feet); Exterior Side Yard: 1.8 m (6 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre (3 feet)",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence within Daylighting Triangle formed by measuring 5 m along Lot Lines from intersection of two highways on a Corner Lot.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, chicken wire, barbed/sharp material, sheet metal, corrugated metal, chipboard, waferboard, plywood, electric current devices."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.1(a), 4.1(b), 4.1(d)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.1(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.9",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3.1(a), 3.1(b), 3.1(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/newmarket/fences/bylaw-2019-20/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Pool Enclosure By-law 2008-18",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2008-03-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.newmarket.ca/media/file/2008-18-regulate-pool-enclosures",
   "summary": "Regulates enclosures for privately owned outdoor swimming pools/ponds, requiring permits and mandatory safety inspections before and after enclosure completion.",
   "discovered_by": "on-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "207705c4d59dea6dad63e7719b0076203881716394df3c26207b645e18c46d21",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T14:33:34+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2008-18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/207705c4d59dea6dad63e7719b0076203881716394df3c26207b645e18c46d21.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Minimum 1.22m (4 ft) high; gate requires self-closing and self-latching device at least 1.22m above grade; gate locked when not in active use.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire prohibited; electric current devices prohibited"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 9",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 25(a), s. 26(b)(c)(d)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 20"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/newmarket/fences/bylaw-2008-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/newmarket/fences/"
}