Ajax Fence Contractor · Reformity Inc.Fence Installation in Ajax
Ajax's Fence By-law measures height from the ground below each post, not from an average grade, so on a lot that falls toward a creek valley every post is checked against the 2.0 m backyard limit. Two clauses shape front-yard fences. Where neighbouring front yards are different depths, the shallower one decides where the 1.0 m limit applies, and on a corner lot whose larger usable yard is the interior side yard, the part of the front yard beside it can take a 2.0 m fence. Nothing goes in the 4.5 m daylighting triangle.
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Fence permit drawing — Elevation, post-footing section and key plan. Click to enlarge.
Pool enclosure permit drawing
Drawn before we build
Drawn before we build in Ajax.
Every fence starts as a dimensioned drawing: the run along your lot lines, post spacing, height, gates and the footing detail. You approve the exact layout before we dig, and a pool enclosure drawing goes in with the enclosure permit application.
Fencing permits in Ajax
An ordinary fence needs no permit under Ajax's Fence By-law, but a pool or hot-tub enclosure needs a swimming pool enclosure permit backed by a site plan showing the fence setbacks, and a fence on a designated heritage property needs a heritage permit — Reformity draws the site plan and handles the application.
- Dimensions to your lot lines
- Materials, sizes and spacing
- Footing and base sections
- Code notes for the inspector
Town of Ajax rules
Fencing rules in Ajax.
Checked against official municipal and provincial sources. Lots differ, so we confirm the rules for your address at the quote visit.
Fence height
Fence By-law 42-2025: 2.0 m in rear and side yards and 1.0 m in the front yard, measured from the ground at each post, and no fence in a corner lot's 4.5 m daylighting triangle. An ordinary residential fence needs no permit; pool enclosures do, and a fence on a designated heritage property needs a heritage permit.
Ajax Fence By-law 42-2025 (PDF)Pool enclosures
At least 1.5 m high, measured outside, with self-closing, self-latching gates, and you need a swimming pool enclosure permit before you dig or set up the pool. Hot tubs and spas count as pools, as do ornamental ponds that can hold more than 50 cm of water. Lots in TRCA's screening area need TRCA's written approval before applying.
Ajax Fence By-law 42-2025 (PDF)Trees
Ajax's Tree Protection and Boulevard Tree Protection by-laws cover trees in parks and open space, the Greenbelt, environmentally sensitive land, lands under development applications and street boulevards; ordinary backyards aren't on that list. Injuring or removing a boulevard tree needs approval, and woodlands of 1 ha or more fall under Durham Region's woodland by-law.
Town of Ajax: tree protection (PDF)Heritage district
Ajax has one Heritage Conservation District, Pickering Village, designated in 2013 and running along Old Kingston Road, plus 31 individually designated properties. A heritage permit is needed before any alteration that may affect a heritage property's character-defining features; the district's are listed in Sections 8.3.1 and 8.3.2 of its plan. Staff decide minor applications, sometimes in as little as a few days.
Town of Ajax: heritageDivision fence costs
If your neighbour agrees in writing, a shared lot-line fence is split 50/50. Without agreement, give 14 days' notice by registered mail; repairs and rebuilds are still split 50/50, but for a new fence their share is capped at half the cost of a basic 1.2 m chain-link fence (By-law 37-2017).
Fence Cost Sharing By-law 37-2017 (PDF)
What we build in Ajax
Fencing that lasts decades.
- Cedar
- Vinyl
- Aluminum
- Chain Link
Neighbourhoods
Fencing across Ajax.
- Pickering Village
- Memorial Village
- Southwood
- Lakeside
- Discovery Bay
- Pickering Beach
- Applecroft
- Westney Heights
- Nottingham
- Hermitage
- Salem Heights
- Audley North
Ajax Fencing FAQ
Quick answers.
Under Ajax's Fence Cost Sharing By-law 37-2017, if your neighbour agrees in writing, you each pay half unless your agreement says otherwise. If they don't agree, you must give at least 14 days' notice by registered mail before work starts, and their share of a new fence is capped at half the cost of a basic 1.2 m chain-link fence. An upgrade they didn't agree to is on you.
Fence By-law 42-2025: 2.0 m in rear and side yards and 1.0 m in the front yard, measured from the ground at each post, and no fence in a corner lot's 4.5 m daylighting triangle. An ordinary residential fence needs no permit; pool enclosures do, and a fence on a designated heritage property needs a heritage permit.
At least 1.5 m high, measured outside, with self-closing, self-latching gates, and you need a swimming pool enclosure permit before you dig or set up the pool. Hot tubs and spas count as pools, as do ornamental ponds that can hold more than 50 cm of water. Lots in TRCA's screening area need TRCA's written approval before applying.
Send the form on this page or call 437-241-6287. We reply within one business day, visit your Ajax property to measure and check the Town of Ajax rules for your lot, and give you a fixed written price.
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