How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
In the Municipality of Trent Lakes, Ontario, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Municipality of Trent Lakes Comprehensive Zoning By-law B2014-070 (fence, sight-triangle & pool provisions) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Sight triangle: Corner-lot triangular space: street lines and a line connecting points 9 metres from the intersection along each street line.
Municipality of Trent Lakes Comprehensive Zoning By-law B2014-070 (fence, sight-triangle & pool provisions)
adopted bylaw
sight triangle
Corner-lot triangular space: street lines and a line connecting points 9 metres from the intersection along each street line
s. 3.263
scout note
Zoning By-law s.4.36 bars parking a motor vehicle or erecting any building or structure that would obstruct a driver's vision within a sight triangle, and bars growing shrubs or trees over 1.0 m (3.2 ft) there; the sight triangle is defined (s.3.263) as the 9 m (29.5 ft) corner-lot triangle. Pools accessory to a dwelling or tourist establishment must sit
Zoning By-law B2014-070 (consolidated to December 2019)
adopted bylaw
sight triangle
Corner-lot triangular space: street lines and a line connecting points 9 metres from the intersection along each street line
s. 3.263
scout note
Zoning By-law s.4.36 bars parking a motor vehicle or erecting any building or structure that would obstruct a driver's vision within a sight triangle, and bars growing shrubs or trees over 1.0 m (3.2 ft) there; the sight triangle is defined (s.3.263) as the 9 m (29.5 ft) corner-lot triangle. Pools accessory to a dwelling or tourist establishment must sit