Fences & pool enclosures — Bonfield, Ontario

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In the Township of Bonfield, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1.20 metres (4 Feet); pool enclosure: Minimum 1.22 m (4 ft) height fence/wall around pool; gates self-closing with self-latching device at top on pool side.; prohibited materials: Barbed wire or sharp materials (except industrial/commercial zones at ≥1.80 m); electric current conductors prohibited.. Source: By-law 2004-29 – Prescribing the Height and Description of Lawful Fences (Bonfield & Rutherglen), verified 2026-08-28.

By-law 2004-29 – Prescribing the Height and Description of Lawful Fences (Bonfield & Rutherglen) adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.8 metres (6 feet) s. 3.1: "greater than 1.8 metres (6 feet) in height in any rear yard or side yard"
max height front 1.20 metres (4 Feet) s. 3.1: "greater than 1.20 metres (4 Feet) in a front yard"
pool enclosure Minimum 1.22 m (4 ft) height fence/wall around pool; gates self-closing with self-latching device at top on pool side. s. 7.1(b), s. 7.2(c)(d): "minimum of 1.22 metres (4 feet) in height"; gates "equipped with a self closing device" and "self latching device placed at the top and on the pool side"
prohibited materials Barbed wire or sharp materials (except industrial/commercial zones at ≥1.80 m); electric current conductors prohibited. s. 5.1: "No person shall use any barbed wire or other barbed or sharp materials"; s. 5.2: "fence...used as a conductor of an electrical current"
scout note

In the hamlets of Bonfield and Rutherglen: fence max 1.8m (6ft) in rear/side yards, 1.2m (4ft) in front yard (3.04m/10ft for industrial/commercial/utility uses); bans barbed wire on residential fences. Township-wide, swimming pool enclosures must be min 1.22m (4ft) high with self-closing, self-latching gates.

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