Fences & pool enclosures — Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario

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In the Township of Guelph/Eramosa, Ontario, max height rear side: Rear yard: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 inches); interior side yard: 1.9 m (6 ft 2 inches); max height front: 1.07 m (3 ft 6 inches); permit required: False; pool enclosure: Min. 1.5 m (single-family residential) or 1.8 m (all other properties); gates self-closing, self-latching at ≥1.5 m height; permit required before excavation. Source: Fence By-law 47/2023 (A By-law to Regulate Fences and Swimming Pool Enclosures), verified 2026-08-28.

Fence By-law 47/2023 (A By-law to Regulate Fences and Swimming Pool Enclosures) adopted bylaw
max height rear side Rear yard: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 inches); interior side yard: 1.9 m (6 ft 2 inches) s. 7.2(c) and s. 7.2(d); Table A rows 'Interior Side Yard' and 'Rear Yard not within 4 metres of lot/street line'
max height front 1.07 m (3 ft 6 inches) s. 7.2(a); Table A row 'Front Yard and remainder of Exterior Side Yard'
permit required False s. 11 establishes Swimming Pool Enclosure Permits only; no fence permit provision anywhere in By-law
pool enclosure Min. 1.5 m (single-family residential) or 1.8 m (all other properties); gates self-closing, self-latching at ≥1.5 m height; permit required before excavation Schedule "A" s. 1(b); Table B; Schedule "A" s. 3(d)
sight triangle Max 0.8 m (2 ft 7 inches) above travelled portion of abutting streets; triangle measured 7.62 m along each Street Line from corner intersection s. 7.2(b); definition of "Daylighting Triangle" in s. 3.1
prohibited materials Plywood, railway ties, scrap, hazardous material, sheet metal, corrugated metal panels prohibited s. 6.9; s. 6.13
scout note

Regulates fence construction, height and swimming pool enclosures throughout the Township and excludes the Township from the Line Fences Act (except s.20 of that Act). Table A maximum fence heights: 1.9 m in an exterior side yard within 4 m of the front lot or street line and in an interior side yard (2.5 m between buildings on non-residential property),

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