Fences & pool enclosures — Cormack, Newfoundland and Labrador

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In the Town of Cormack, Newfoundland and Labrador, max height rear side: 2.4 metres (1.8 metres in Mixed Use Development Zone); max height front: 0.75 metres; pool enclosure: A fence with a minimum height of 1.8 metres shall be erected and maintaind around an open swimming pool.; sight triangle: no fence shall be erected with a height of greater than 0.75 metres above the grade of the street line within the triangle. Source: Cormack Development Regulations, verified 2026-08-29.

Cormack Development Regulations adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.4 metres (1.8 metres in Mixed Use Development Zone) s. 45(11), s. 45(12)
max height front 0.75 metres s. 45(10)
pool enclosure A fence with a minimum height of 1.8 metres shall be erected and maintaind around an open swimming pool. s. 45(16)
sight triangle no fence shall be erected with a height of greater than 0.75 metres above the grade of the street line within the triangle s. 45(8)
prohibited materials Electrical fence (unless for livestock/crops); barbed wire (unless >2.1m on commercial/industrial lot not abutt residential) s. 45(13), s. 45(14)
scout note

Regulation 45 caps fence height at 2.4 metres in all zones except the Mixed Use Development Zone, where the limit is 1.8 metres. Unless required for screening, no fence may exceed 0.75 metres between the building line and the street line, within the sight triangle at a street intersection (measured 15 metres back where one street is arterial or collector,

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: https://townofcormack.com/ · Last verified 2026-08-29 · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities