Kirkland Lake, Ontario
· adopted 1978-12-19
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'DIE CORPORATION OF 'l'1IE TOWN OF llBICLAND LAKE
BY-LAW NO. - 78-68
Being a By-law to regulate the erection
of fences in the Town of IC.irkland Lake.
WHEREAS it 1a expedient to regulate the erecting of fences in the
Town of IC.irk.land Lake;
AND Wll!llEAS paragraph 19 of subsection 1 of Section 354 of the
Municipal Act. Chapter 2840 authorizes the Munici.pality
to paaa aucb by-laws:
NOW THEllEFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Kirkland Lake enacts as follows:
1.
rh1a by-l.av be known. u the Fence By-law.
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In thia By-law-
(a)
"Town" shall mean the Corporation of the Town of
Kirkland Lake.
(b)
"Fence" hall -an a barrier conatructed of cba:1.D. _
llDk aetale0 or of wood, atone. -tal or -terial.
hYin.s; an equ:lvalent de,ree of atrength0
(c)
"Gata" ahal.l mean a awin&ina or eliding harrier
used to fill or cloae an acceaa and ahal.l be coaipriaed
of like -terlal. aa the fenc.e.
(cl)
"Peraon" hall 'include a f1ra0 partner.hip. COIIIPll7o
corparat1.one0 contractor. owner or leaaee.
3.
t'h1a By-law hall be enforcacl by the Chief Buildia.g Official
of the Town.
4.
(a) No peraon hall erect or cawie to be erected vi.thin the
Town of lirkland Lake0 a fence or fence having a
greater height than 1. 2 ae.trea (four feet), unless aucb
peraon hall have firat obtained a pera:lt to do ao from
the Chief Buildi.ng Official. of the Town,
(b)
Azly peraon cleairing to erect a fence or fence of a
sr-ter height than 1,2 aetrea (four feet), ball uke
application for a perllit to clo ao ancl the Chief Building
Offi.cial hall have full authority to grant, reViae or
J-cc the epplication.
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Fancea aha11 be conatructecl in a aubatantial aumar ancl
ahall ba kapt ta good repair and free froa accident
baurcla. !'-1.lure to 1cee.p· fence· in good· repair rill·
necesaitate the awner reaovtng a-e at hia expe-e
vithin 15 cla7a of notification in writing by the
.. nicipal building official,
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CLERK
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Fence .By-lav
cont'd.
5.
Aa7 penon convicted· of - breadl of &111 of the proviaiou of
th1a IJ-1- -hall forfeit aDd P-J', at tba diacrad.on of the
CODYictill& aap.atrate, a peul.ey of uot aore tha $300.00
excluaiva of ,eat:e and the -- aball 'ba :recoverable uad.r
tb prori.aiou of the S.-ary- Collvictiou Act u provided bJ"
the Municipal Act.
6.
Thu By-1- 11ball com into force ad have effect immediately
on the fiDal. puin& thereof.
7.
By-law 801 1a hereby repeal.ed.
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IUD ·- fint U.- tn open Council thia
19th
day of
Dec-ber
1978
!faiL,Y)
Mayor
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Clark
--cond
DAD a
ad third t:1- ill open Couacil th1a
19th
day of Deceaber
1978
Mayor
C£RTfl,'Ull)§}iUE 00/!:._
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TO
OF KIRKLAND LAKE
BY-LAW NO. 80-72
Being a by-law to amend by-law
No. 78-68 a by-law to regulate
the erection of fences in the
Town of Kirkland Lake
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kirkland
Lake have received requests.to permit the erection cf barbed wire
fences.
AND WHEREAS Council recognize the need to secure properties.
NOW-THEREFORE the CoUncil of the Corporation of the Town of
Kirkland Lake enacts as follows:
1.
That section 4(c) of by-law 78-68 be repealed and
replaced by the following:
CNo person shall erect OfA,Cause to be erected a
fence consisting wholly S:f partly of barbed wire
or any other barbed material except, where under
the authority of the Chief Building Official
appointed by Council, it is deemed necessary, a
fence may consist partly of barbed wire or other
barbed material, such use being limited. to the top
portion of the fence and no barbed wire or other
barbed material shall be installed on fences less
than 1.82 meters (6 feet) in height.
READ a first time in open-Council this 4th day of November 1980
READ a second and third time in open Council enacted and passed
this 4th day of November 1980.