| max height rear side | 1.8 metres (6 feet) | s. 16(a): "interior side or rear yards shall be limited to a height of 1.8 metres (6 feet) above grade" |
| max height front | 1 metre (3 feet, 6 inches) | s. 16(b): "front yard or exterior side yard shall be limited to a height of 1 metre (3 feet, 6 inches) above grade" |
| permit required | yes | "No person shall construct or erect a fence around a privately owned outdoor swimming pool until a permit has been obtained from the Chief Building Official" |
| pool enclosure | Minimum 1.5 m (5 feet) height; self-closing gate with self-latching device at minimum 1 metre above grade; fence must make pool inaccessible to small children. | Sections 2(d): "extend from the ground to a height of not less than 1.5 metres (5 feet)"; gate provisions: "self-closing and equipped with a self-latching device at the top, a minimum distance of 1 metre (3 feet, 6 inches) above grade" |
| prohibited materials | Barbed wire, spire tips, sharp objects, or any device for projecting an electric current. | "No barbed wire, spire tips, sharp objects or any device for projecting an electric current shall form part of a fence or gate" |
scout note
Residential fences limited to 1.8m (6ft) in side/rear yards, 1m (3.5ft) in front/exterior side yards; unpierced hedges count as fences. Pool enclosures must be min. 1.5m high with self-latching gates; building permit required.