Fences & pool enclosures — Bruce Mines, Ontario

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In the Town of Bruce Mines, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 m [6.56 ft.]; max height front: 1 m [3.28 ft.]; pool enclosure: Min height 1.5 m, self-closing and self-latching gate placed at top on pool side.; sight triangle: No fence shall be erected so as to obstruct a sight triangle.. Source: Zoning By-law No. 2015-17 (consolidated to July 2021), verified 2026-08-28.

Zoning By-law No. 2015-17 (consolidated to July 2021) adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2 m [6.56 ft.] s. 4.1.6(1)
max height front 1 m [3.28 ft.] s. 4.1.6(2)
pool enclosure Min height 1.5 m, self-closing and self-latching gate placed at top on pool side. s. 4.1.11(1)(a)
sight triangle No fence shall be erected so as to obstruct a sight triangle. s. 4.1.6(3)
prohibited materials barbed-wire, spire tips, sharp objects or any devise for projecting an electric current s. 4.1.6(5)
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Zoning by-law fence and pool-enclosure rules. Residential zones: fences in an interior side or rear yard max 2 m, in a front or exterior side yard max 1 m (an unpierced hedgerow counts as a fence), no fence may obstruct a sight triangle, and barbed wire, spire tips, sharp objects and electric fences are prohibited. Non-residential zones: max 2.5 m

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: http://www.brucemines.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-28 · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities