Fences & pool enclosures — Emo, Ontario

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In the Township of Emo, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.1 m; pool enclosure: Pool fence min. 1.4 m; gates min. 1.5 m, self-closing with auto-latch; hot tubs require locked cover or 1.5 m fence; sight triangle: No fence higher than 76.2 cm, as measured from the centreline of the road, within the daylighting triangle formed by two street lines 9 m from their intersection, per Schedule "A"; prohibited materials: Barbed wire prohibited; snow fencing prohibited as permanent residential fence; electric devices prohibited except agricultural farm fences. Source: Fence By-law No. 2007-36, verified 2026-08-28.

Fence By-law No. 2007-36 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.1 m "a fence may be erected up to a maximum height of 2.1 m"
pool enclosure Pool fence min. 1.4 m; gates min. 1.5 m, self-closing with auto-latch; hot tubs require locked cover or 1.5 m fence s. 7.1: "every such fence shall not be less than 1.4 m."; s. 7.5: gates "not less than 1.5 m.", "automatically return the gate or door to the closed position"; s. 7.3(f)(iii): "Hot tubs shall be fitted with a tight fitted cover, with a locking device or be protected with a 1.5 m. minimum high fence"
sight triangle No fence higher than 76.2 cm, as measured from the centreline of the road, within the daylighting triangle formed by two street lines 9 m from their intersection, per Schedule "A" "no fence shall be erected or maintained higher than 76.2 cm., as measured from the centerline of the road within the day lighting triangle"
prohibited materials Barbed wire prohibited; snow fencing prohibited as permanent residential fence; electric devices prohibited except agricultural farm fences "Barbed wire fences are prohibited in the Township of Emo"; "Snow fencing may not be used as a permanent fence in any zone where the word residential appears"; s. 10 (electric current devices prohibited except farm fences in agricultural zones)
scout note

Regulates fences throughout the Township of Emo. A fence located behind the building line may be up to 2.1 metres high, with a higher limit in an industrial zone. On a corner lot a fence up to 2.1 metres may be erected to the front lot line, but nothing higher than 76.2 cm (2.5 ft), measured from the centreline of

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