This is the City of Toronto’s document, as published on its website on 20 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 Toronto
- Date
- June 9, 2021
- Also called
- Fence Bylaw
- For
- any
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 18
- Instruments
- Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447, Fences · Line Fences Act
Overview
Chapter 447 of the Toronto Municipal Code, the City's Fence By-law, in the edition dated June 9, 2021. It holds Article 1 on private property, with definitions, restrictions on fences and fence height, swimming pool enclosures, offences, exemptions and transition, and Article 2 on the Line Fences Act. Table 1 sets maximum heights by location and property type. The City's bylaw enforcement and fence exemption pages link it, and the pool fence enclosure permit form and its FAQ refer to it.
What it covers
- Definitions
- Restrictions on fences; height
- Swimming pool enclosures
- Offences; entry to inspect, orders, notices of violation
- Exemptions
- Conflicting provisions
- Transition
- Line Fences Act
- Maximum Height of Fences
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