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THE CORPORATION
OF THE TOWN OF COCHRANE
BY-LAW
NO.
1992--82
BEING
A BY--LAW TO CONTROL
THE ERECTION
OF FENCES
IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF THE
TOWN OF COCHRANE.
WHEREAS the Council
of the
Town
of Cochrane
is desirous
of passing
a By--law
to control
the
erection
of fences
in the
Municipality
of the
Town
of Cochrane;
AND WHEREAS the
Council
of the
Town
of Cochrane
is desirous
of passing
a
By--1aw to control
the erection
of fences
for the safety
and welfare
of its inhabitants;
AND WHEREAS under
Section
210, Paragraph
18, of the Municipal
Act,
R .S .0 .
1980, Chapter
302 as amended,
a Municipality
may pass
By~laws
for prescribing
the
height
and
description
of all lawful
fences;
AND WHEREAS under
Section
104 of the Municipal
Act,
R .S.O.
1980,
Chapter
137 the Municipality
may
pass
the
By--laws
for
the health,
safety,
moral
and welfare
of the inhabitants
in the
Municipality;
NOW THEREFORE
the
Council
of the
Town
of Cochrane
enacts
as follows:
1.
In this
By--Law fence
includes
a gate
or
gates.
2.
In the Residential
Zone
as designated
in Schedule
"A" of By---Law 1835-80,
no
person
shall
erect
a fence
of greater
height
than
five
(5)
feet
if the
fence
is
erected
back
of the
front
wall of the
dwelling,
and
not
higher
than
three
(3)
feet
if the fence is located
between
the front
wall of the
dwelling
and
the
front
property
line.
The
height
shall
be
taken
from
the
finished
grade
of the
property
along
the fence.
3.
Any
person
erecting,
constructing
or
maintaining
a fence
made
partly
or
totally
of barbed
wire
or other
barbed
material
shall
ensure
that
persons
or
animals
are
properly
and
sufficiently
protected
against
injury.
4.
No person
shall
erect,
construct
or maintain
along
a highway
a fence
partly
or wholly
made
of barbed
wire
or any
other
barbed
material.
5.
No
person
shall
erect,
construct
or
maintain
along
a roadway
within
the
Municipality
a single
length
chain,
wire,
cable,
rope
or wood
fence,
or any
other
fence
which
is not
properly
marked
so as to be fully
and
safely
visible
by day
or night.
6.
On
corner
lots
fences located
between
the
front
wall
of the
dwelling
or
structure
and thewfrontproperty
line shall
not
exceed
thirty--six
(36)
inches
in height,
The
height
shall
be determined
by the
centre
line elevation
of the
abutting
streets.
7.
Fences
for
industrial
purposes
may be erected
to a height
of nine
(9)
feet.
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8.
For lots
used
for residential
purposes
in the Industrial
and Commercial
Zones,
as designated
in Schedule
"A" of By--Law 1835-80,
fence
restrictions
shall
be
as outlined
in Section
1 of this
By--Law.
9.
A
building
permit
shall
be
required
for
the
erection
of
a fence
on
any
property,
unless
included
in the original
application
for
a building
permit
for
a new
structure.
The
fee
shall
be $10.00.
10.
Every
person
who contravenes
any
provision
of this
By--Law
is guilty
of an
offence
and
is
liable
upon
summary
conviction
to
a fine
of not
more
than
$2,000.00.
11.
By--Law
1588-76
is hereby
repealed.
Read
a first
and
second
time
this
6th
day
of December,
1982,
Ray
Fortier
_
Mayor
L. J.
Adshead
Clerk
--Treasurer
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THE
CORPORATION
OF THE
TOWN
OF COCHRANE
BY--LAW NUMBER
2074-84
BEING
A BY-LAW
TO AMEND
BY-LAW
1992-82
WHEREAS the Council
of the Corporation
of the
Town
of Cochrane
has
passed
By-
law Number
1992-82
to control
the
erection
of fences
in the
Municipality
of the
Town
of
Cochrane;
AND WHEREAS
the Council
of the Corporation
of the Town
of Cochrane
is desirous
of amending
By--law
Number
1992--82;
NOW THEREFORE
the
Council
of the
Corporation
of the
Town
of Cochrane
enacts
as follows:
1.
2.
That
Section
two
(2)
of By--law Number
1992 is hereby
amended
by
deleting
line
three
(3)
to seven
(7) inclusive
and substituting
therefore
the
following:
height
than
(a)
three
(3)
feet
if the
fence
is
located
between
the
front
wall
of
the
dwelling
and
the
front
property
line;
(b)
five
(5)
feet
if the
fence
is located
between
the
front
wall of the
dwelling
and
the
back
wall of the
dwelling;
(c)
six
(6)
feet
if the
fence
is located
between
the back
wall of the
dwelling
and
the rear
property
line,
so that
the
said
Section
two
(2)
shall
now read:
"2.
In the
Residential
Zone
as designated
in Schedule
"A" of By--law 1835-80,
no person
shall
erect
a fence
of greater
height
than
(a) three
(3)
feet
if the
fence
is located
between
the
front
wall of the
dwelling
and the
front
property
line;
(b)
five
(5)
feet
if the fence
is located
between
the
front
wall of the dwelling
and
the
back wall of the dwelling;
(c)
six
(6)
feet
if the
fence
is located
between
the back
wall of the
dwelling
and
the
rear
property
line.
In
all other
respects,
By--law 1991-82
is approved
and
confirmed.
READ
a first
and
second
time
this
18th
day
of June,
1984.
Ray
Fortier
Mayor
L.
J.
Adshead
Clerk
--
Treasurer
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