Fences & pool enclosures — Erin, Ontario

How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?

In the Town of Erin, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 metres; max height front: 1.2 metres; pool enclosure: Pool enclosures exempt from this By-law except s. 4(c) and s. 5; regulated by Pool Enclosures By-law 09-14.; sight triangle: No person shall erect or plant a fence or privacy screen in a sight triangle (4.5 m along frontage/flankage) or driveway sight triangle (2 m along frontage/lot boundary).. Source: Fence By-law 10-52; Pool Enclosure By-law 09-14, verified 2026-08-28.

Fence By-law 10-52 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2 metres s. 4(a)(ii) "Maximum fence height in any yard other than a front yard - 2 metres"
max height front 1.2 metres s. 4(a)(i) "Maximum fence height in front yard - 1.2 metres"
pool enclosure Pool enclosures exempt from this By-law except s. 4(c) and s. 5; regulated by Pool Enclosures By-law 09-14. s. 4(d) "provisions of this By-law do not apply to pool enclosures with the exception of Section 4 c) & 5)"
sight triangle No person shall erect or plant a fence or privacy screen in a sight triangle (4.5 m along frontage/flankage) or driveway sight triangle (2 m along frontage/lot boundary). s. 5 "No person shall erect or plant a fence or privacy screen or like items that would obstruct street visibility in a sight triangle or driveway sight triangle"
prohibited materials Hazardous materials (any lot); barbed wire on any lot where residential use is the main use. s. 6(a) "No person shall erect on any lot a fence which contains, or is constructed of any hazardous material"; s. 6(b) "No person shall erect a barbed wire fence on any lot where a residential use is the main use"
scout note

Regulates fences across the Town of Erin and exempts the urban areas of Erin and Hillsburgh and the hamlets designated in the Official Plan from the Line Fences Act, except where a property boundary abuts an agricultural use. In residential zones and on Agricultural-zone lots of less than 1 hectare, the maximum fence height is 1.2 metres in a front

Pool Enclosure By-law 09-14 adopted bylaw
permit required True s. GENERAL PROVISIONS (a): "No person shall excavate for, install, construct or erect a swimming pool on private property in the Town of Erin without a permit"
pool enclosure Minimum 5 feet (1500 mm) high fence surrounding pool; all gates self-closing, self-latching, and locked when not in active use. s. FENCE SPECIFICATIONS (a): "fence has a height above ground level of not less that 5 feet (1500 mm)"; s. GATES AND DOORS (a): "all gates and doors...are self closing, self latching and locked at all times"
prohibited materials No barbed wire; no electric current projectable through any portion of the fence. s. FENCE SPECIFICATIONS (g): "no capability of projecting electric current"; s. FENCE SPECIFICATIONS (h): "no barbed wire forming any part of the fence"
scout note

Requires owners of privately owned outdoor swimming pools to erect and maintain an enclosure fence and gates. Minimum fence height is 5 feet (1.5m), increased to 6 feet (1.8m) in some circumstances, with self-latching gates.

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