How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
In the Town of Aylmer, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8m (6'); max height front: 0.9m (3'); pool enclosure: Compliance with this by-law does not exempt owners from the Town of Aylmer Pool Fence By-law (By-law 23-17).; prohibited materials: Barbed wire; electric current devices used in conjunction with a fence.. Source: Division & Privacy Fence By-law No. 37-17; Fence By-law No. 23-17, verified 2026-08-28.
s. 1.5: "height shall not exceed 1.8m (6) in a rear or side yard"
max height front
0.9m (3')
s. 1.5: "0.9m (3') in a front yard"
pool enclosure
Compliance with this by-law does not exempt owners from the Town of Aylmer Pool Fence By-law (By-law 23-17).
s. 2.11 and s. 7: "Pool Fence By-law" (By-law 23-17)
prohibited materials
Barbed wire; electric current devices used in conjunction with a fence.
s. 3.1: "No person shall construct or maintain a fence wholly or partly of Barbed wire or use any device for projecting an electric current"
scout note
Exempts Aylmer from the Line Fences Act; caps division-fence height at 1.8m (6ft) in rear/side yards and 0.9m (3ft) in front yards.
Fence By-law No. 23-17
adopted bylaw
pool enclosure
Min. 1.5 m high fence; gate ≥1.5 m capable of being locked; permit required before pool construction; per Schedule 'B'
s. 3(a), s. 3(e)(i), s. 4
prohibited materials
Electric current devices on or through a fence prohibited; exception for agricultural farm fences
s. 7
scout note
Requires privately-owned outdoor swimming pools be enclosed by a fence at least 1.5m high with a self-locking gate; sets construction/spacing specs and exempts farm fences and salvage yards (up to 3.0m).