This is the City of Richmond Hill’s document, as published on its website on 19 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 Richmond Hill
- Also called
- Chapter 973 of the City Municipal Code
- For
- any
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 33
Overview
Chapter 973 of the City of Richmond Hill's Municipal Code, which its own text names the Fence By-law, linked from the city's by-laws page and its swimming pool site alteration permit page. It sets out maximum fence heights by yard and property type, articles on barbed wire fences, electrical fences and privacy screens, swimming pool enclosure heights, gates and chain-link construction tables, and provisions for above-ground pools, hot tubs and spas. It lists site-specific exemptions for named properties and carries amendment notes from By-law 140-90 of 1990 through 2021.
What it covers
- Short Title
- Interpretation
- General Provisions
- Barbed Wire Fence
- Electrical Fence
- Privacy Screen
- Swimming Pool Enclosure
- Above Ground Pool - Hot Tub - Whirlpool - Spa
- Special Provisions
- Enforcement
- Repeal
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