Whitchurch-StouffvilleBuilding PermitsPools & Enclosures
Fence & Pool Enclosure By-law
Published by Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
This is the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville’s document, as published on its website on 16 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- By-law
- Published by
- Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Date
- December 2013
- Also called
- Swimming Pool and Hot-tub Bylaw
- Form reference
- item 7 of Subsection 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001
- For
- homeowner
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 11
- Instruments
- Municipal Act, 2001 · Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33 · Zoning By-law · Fees & Charges By-law
Overview
Linked by the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville as its Swimming Pool and Hot-tub Bylaw, this is By-law 2013-168-RE, the Fence & Pool Enclosure By-law, passed in December 2013 and repealing By-laws 92-90 and 2010-073-RE. It sets fence heights in residential and non-residential areas, sight triangles, privacy screens and outdoor storage screening; its swimming pool section covers enclosure plans and permits, the 1.5 metre enclosure height, chain link and wood construction, self-closing gates and locked substantial covers for above-ground hot tubs and spas. Deviations, existing fences, enforcement and penalty follow.
What it covers
- Definitions
- General Provisions
- Sight Triangles
- Fences in Residential Areas
- Fences in Non-Residential Areas
- Privacy Screens
- Accessory Outdoor Storage
- Swimming Pool Requirements
- Hoarding
- General Prohibitions
- Specific Standards
- Exceptions
- Authorized Deviations from this By-law
- Existing Fences and Enclosures
- Enforcement
- Penalty
- Severability
- Scope and Interpretation
- Repeal
- Enactment
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