Fences & pool enclosures — Brockton, Ontario

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In the Municipality of Brockton, Ontario, max height rear side: Solid: 5 feet (1.5 meters); Non-solid: 6 feet (2 meters); max height front: three feet (0.9 meters); pool enclosure: Min height 5 feet (1.5 meters). Gates/doors equipped with locking device. Must not facilitate climbing.; sight triangle: Corner Space triangular space 20 feet from intersection. Fence must allow good visibility.. Source: Fence By-law No. 86-18 (Town of Walkerton); Swimming Pool Fencing By-law No. 2008-31, verified 2026-08-28.

Fence By-law No. 86-18 (Town of Walkerton) adopted bylaw
max height rear side Solid: 5 feet (1.5 meters); Non-solid: 6 feet (2 meters) s. 3(3)(b)
max height front three feet (0.9 meters) s. 3(3)(c)
pool enclosure Min height 5 feet (1.5 meters). Gates/doors equipped with locking device. Must not facilitate climbing. s. 9(2)
sight triangle Corner Space triangular space 20 feet from intersection. Fence must allow good visibility. s. 10(1)(b), 10(2)(b)
prohibited materials Barbed wire and electric current devices prohibited unless zoning/use standards met. s. 7(1), 8(1)
scout note

Fence by-law of the former Town of Walkerton, still in force in the Walkerton ward of Brockton. Boundary fences behind the building line: solid construction max 5 ft (1.5 m), open construction max 6 ft (2 m), 7 ft (2.1 m) in industrial zones. In front of the building line a fence must not be solid and may not exceed

Swimming Pool Fencing By-law No. 2008-31 adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 8
pool enclosure Minimum height 1.53m (5 feet). Gate must have self-closing and self-latching device. s. 20(a), s. 21(c), s. 21(d)
prohibited materials Barbed wire, chicken wire, other barbed or sharp material. Cannot be used as conductor of electricity. s. 16, s. 17
scout note

Requires a pool enclosure permit from the Chief Building Official before excavating, installing or replacing an outdoor pool, and a permanent four-sided, isolation or three-sided enclosure at least 1.53 m (5 ft) high measured from finished ground level outside the fence, with limits on openings (38 mm chain link; 100 mm or 44.45 mm between verticals) and a maximum 100

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