Fences & pool enclosures — Front of Yonge, Ontario

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In the Township of Front of Yonge, Ontario, max height rear side: 6 feet; max height front: 6 feet; sight triangle: corner lot triangle formed by 25 feet from street intersection, max height 2.5 feet; prohibited materials: electric fences and barbed wire fences. Source: A By-law to Prescribe the Height and Description of Lawful Fences in the Hamlet of Mallorytown; By-law # 15-06 — Swimming Pool Enclosures By-law, verified 2026-08-28.

A By-law to Prescribe the Height and Description of Lawful Fences in the Hamlet of Mallorytown adopted bylaw
max height rear side 6 feet s. 6: "No fence of a greater height than 6 feet from the adjoining ground level shall be erected in any front yard, side yard, or rear yard."
max height front 6 feet s. 6: "No fence of a greater height than 6 feet from the adjoining ground level shall be erected in any front yard, side yard, or rear yard."
sight triangle corner lot triangle formed by 25 feet from street intersection, max height 2.5 feet s. 7: "triangular space formed by joining the points on each street line measured 25 feet from the point of the street intersection shall exceed a height of 2.5 feet"
prohibited materials electric fences and barbed wire fences s. 4: "An electric fence shall not be a lawful fence"; s. 5: "A barbed wire fence shall not be a lawful fence"
scout note

Prescribes lawful fence height in the Hamlet of Mallorytown: max 6 feet (1.8m) in any yard, max 2.5 feet on corner-lot sight triangles. Prohibits electric and barbed-wire fences as lawful fences.

By-law # 15-06 — Swimming Pool Enclosures By-law adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 6: 'No person shall construct or place a swimming pool on his property in the Township without first obtaining a swimming pool permit.'
pool enclosure At least 1.2 m (4 ft) close-boarded or 1.52 m (5 ft) chain link; self-closing, latching, locking gate; locked when not in use. s. 11(a), 11(b), 11(d)(ii)
prohibited materials Barbed wire, page-wire, or electrically energized fencing prohibited. s. 11(e): 'barbed wire, page-wire or fencing energized by electrical current shall not be used'
scout note

Requires a permit and an enclosure around privately-owned outdoor pools: min 1.2m (4ft) close-boarded fence or 1.52m (5ft) chain link, min 1.2m (4ft) between enclosure and pool.

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