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Fences & pool enclosures — Mapleton, Ontario

In the Township of Mapleton, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.5 m (rear yard); 2.32 m (exterior/interior side yards, residential); max height front: 1.2 m; permit required: False; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m (single-family residential) or 1.8 m (multiple/non-residential); permit required; gate self-closing with self-latching locking device at top inside.. Source: By-law 2024-021, A By-law to Regulate Fences in the Township of Mapleton, verified 2026-08-28.

By-law 2024-021, A By-law to Regulate Fences in the Township of Mapleton adopted bylaw

max height rear side	2.5 m (rear yard); 2.32 m (exterior/interior side yards, residential)	s. 5.1, Table A rows 1–3
max height front	1.2 m	s. 5.1, Table A row 4
permit required	False	s. 6.1 (permits established for outdoor swimming pool enclosures only; no fence permit provision)
pool enclosure	Minimum 1.5 m (single-family residential) or 1.8 m (multiple/non-residential); permit required; gate self-closing with self-latching locking device at top inside.	s. 3.5; s. 6.3 Table E; s. 7.1(a)
sight triangle	9.0 m along arterial/collector highway; 7.5 m along local street; max 0.8 m solid fence or 1.2 m chain link fence within triangle	"Sight Triangle" definition; s. 5.1 Table A row 5
prohibited materials	Barbed wire (except agricultural livestock use); electric fence (except agricultural ≤12V livestock); snow fencing and plastic mesh as permanent fence	s. 4.1; s. 4.2; s. 5.3

scout note

Repeals By-law 2005-004. Sets max fence heights by yard: rear 2.5m, interior side 2.32m, front 1.2m, driveway sight triangle 1.2m/0.8m. Schedules A-C give detailed swimming-pool enclosure fence height/gate requirements.