MarkhamBuilding PermitsDecks & Porches
Deck By-law for the Town of Markham
Published by City of Markham
This is the City of Markham’s document, as published on its website on 18 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- By-law
- Published by
- City of Markham
- Date
- 21st day of August, 1995
- Also called
- 142-95
- For
- homeowner
- Signed by
- town clerk · mayor
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 4
Overview
The Town of Markham's Deck By-law, By-law 142-95, which repeals the earlier deck by-law, 166-90. It defines a deck by its height above the lowest ground surface around the platform and sets rear and side yard setbacks that vary with that height, with separate provisions on steps. It amends a long list of older zoning by-laws named by number, among them By-law 19-94. An explanatory note gives its purpose as design flexibility while limiting decks likely to impose on neighbours' privacy.
What it covers
- Explanatory Note
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