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18 Sandfield Road - Application for Fence Exemption

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2026-07-07 · North York Community Council · deferred

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North York Community Council: 1. Deferred the consideration of this item to the first regular meeting of North York Community Council in the 2026-2030 term of City Council.

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The Applicant for 18 Sandfield Road has requested North York Community Council to exempt their property from the following by-law requirements: City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447 - 1.3 Swimming pool enclosures. - Section C. Access Protection (3) - Section C. Access Protection (6)(c)(1) - Section E. Construction standards (1)(b) - Section E. Construction standards (2) (c) [1] The Applicant for 18 Sandfield Road is requesting an exemption for their existing fence as constructed.

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- The swimming pool enclosure constructed with vertical metal pickets has spaces between in excess of 38mm apart (99mm measured) where horizontal rails are spaced less than 1.2 meters apart. (Section E. (2) (c) [1]) - The swimming pool enclosure is less than 1.8 meters high, and is closer than 1 meter to an external condition (iron hand rail), which can facilitate climbing the outside of the enclosure where both external conditions are situated within less than 1 meter. (Section E. (1)(b)) - The sliding doors egress connected to covered rear patio with walkout access to pool through six (6) column openings each have no forth fence pool enclosure, and the south side wall has a garage door as walkout access to pool/backyard without any forth fence pool enclosure. (Section C.(3)) - The south side perimeter gate access to pool is not self-closing. (Section C. (6)(c)(1))

Staff recommended

The District Manager, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Central District recommends that North York Community Council pursuant to City of Toronto Municipal Code Fences Chapter 447. 1.3 Section E. (2) (c) [1] and Chapter 447 1.3 Section E. (1)(b) as per the Notice of Violation issued. In addition, North York Community Council pursuant to City of Toronto Municipal Code Fences Chapter 447 1.3 Section C (3), and Section C.

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(6)(c)(1). 1. Refuse to grant an exemption to Chapter 447, Fences, to the property owner of 18 Sandfield Road, for the existing fence described in the Summary of this report.

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