Fences & pool enclosures — Blandford-Blenheim, Ontario
How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
In the Township of Blandford-Blenheim, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.52 m (5'-0") height fence; self-closing, self-latching gate minimum 1.52 m; latch on pool side at top.; prohibited materials: Electric current through fence prohibited, except farm fences in agricultural zones.; max height rear side: 2.43 metres (8 feet). Source: By-law 1705-2011 – Pool Enclosure By-law; By-law 2125-2019 – A By-law to Regulate the Height, Kind and Location of Fences; Zoning By-law 1360-2002 (consolidated), Section 5.23 Sight Triangles, verified 2026-08-28.
By-law 1705-2011 – Pool Enclosure By-law
adopted bylaw
permit required
True
s. 4: "No person shall excavate for, erect or construct a privately-owned outdoor swimming pool without first submitting the following plans and obtaining a permit"
pool enclosure
Minimum 1.52 m (5'-0") height fence; self-closing, self-latching gate minimum 1.52 m; latch on pool side at top.
s. 3(a), s. 3(e), s. 3(f)
prohibited materials
Electric current through fence prohibited, except farm fences in agricultural zones.
s. 6: "The use of any device for projecting an electric current through or in conjunction with a fence is prohibited except on farm fences"
scout note
Requires a permit to excavate for or erect a privately-owned outdoor swimming pool with a water depth of 76.2 cm (2 ft 6 in) or more, including inflatable pools. The enclosure fence must be at least 1.52 m (5 ft) high with all horizontal and diagonal members on the pool side, prescribed chain-link mesh or vertical-member spacing, and gates of
By-law 2125-2019 – A By-law to Regulate the Height, Kind and Location of Fences
adopted bylaw
max height rear side
2.43 metres (8 feet)
s. 3.1(b): 'a fence within any rear yard or interior side yard shall not exceed a height of 2.43 metres (8 feet)'
max height front
0.91 metres (3 feet)
s. 3.1(a): 'a fence within the front yard shall not exceed a height of 0.91 metres (3 feet)'
prohibited materials
Barbed wire prohibited except agricultural livestock, commercial/industrial top, or Township security fences; electric fences prohibited except agricultural livestock.
s. 3.3 and s. 3.4
scout note
Interior lots: front-yard fence max 0.91m (3ft); rear/interior side yard max 2.43m (8ft). Corner lots: front yard max 0.91m. Regulates permitted materials and corner-lot placement; repeals prior By-law 411-81.
No obstruction higher than 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade within sight triangle; measured 7.5 m in Residential Zones, 9 m in all other Zones
s. 5.23.1, s. 5.23.2
scout note
Section 5.23 of the Township's zoning by-law requires a sight triangle measured back from an intersection 7.5 m (24.6 ft) in all Residential Zones and 9 m (29.5 ft) in all other zones. Within the sight triangle of a corner lot, no obstruction higher than 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade is permitted, including any building, structure, sign, landscape planting