| max height rear side | 2 m in residential zones; 3 m in any other zone | s. 4.6.1(ii)-(iii) |
| max height front | 0.75 m (except non-opaque chain-link protective fences) | s. 4.6.1(i) |
| permit required | yes | s. 3.6.1; s. 2.2.18 |
| pool enclosure | Enclosed by fence/wall/combination at least 1.5 m high; gates self-closing and equipped with self-latching device at least 1.6 m above bottom. | s. 4.7.1; s. 4.7.6(iii) |
| sight triangle | No fence, sign, hedge, bush, shrub, tree, or other structure/building greater than 1 meter above road level within triangular area formed by street lines exceeding 6 meters from intersection. | s. 4.27.1 |
| prohibited materials | Barbed wire/electric (except LI/H/RD/IRD); corrugated iron, particleboard/plywood, concrete blocks, fiberglass, vinyl/plastic canvas, tarred wood, ribbon, tires, reinforcing steel. | s. 4.6.1(iv); s. 4.6.2 |
scout note
Fences capped at 0.75m in front yards, 2m in residential zones and 3m elsewhere; barbed wire/electrified fencing banned outside industrial/heavy/farm zones; fences barred within corner-lot sight triangles. Swimming pools need a fence/wall enclosure ≥1.5m high with self-closing, self-latching gates.