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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. 6943/09 A by-law to regulate fences and swimming poolenclosures WHEREAS paragraph 7 of subsection 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that a municipality may pass by-laws respecting structures including fences; and WHEREAS the City of Pickering deems it necessary to prescribe limitations on fence height and materials, as well as require the erection of swimming pool enclosures that meet minimum safety standards; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: PART I INTERPRETATION Definitions 1. In this by-law, (a) "City" means the geographical area of the City of Pickering or the Corporation of the City of Pickering, as the context requires; (b) "Council" means the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering; (c) "erect" includes alter, construct, place, locate, install, relocate and maintain, and cause or permit to be altered, constructed, placed, located,' installed, relocated or maintained; (d) "fence" means any structure constructed of posts, boards, rails, wire, masonry or other similar materials or any combination thereof used to define a property boundary or to enclose, any outdoor area, but does not include hedges, shrubs, trees or privacy screens; (e) "front wall" means the main fagade of a building or structure; (f) "height as. it relates to a fence or privacy screen, means the vertical distance from the ground to the highest point of the fence or privacy screen, except in the case of a fence located on top of a retaining wall, where "height" means the vertical distance between the top of the retaining wall and the highest point of the fence.