How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
In the Town of Orangeville, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.1 metres (2.7 metres if open nature); max height front: 0.9 metres; sight triangle: shall not be erected along the street line in any sight triangle; permit required: True. Source: Comprehensive Zoning By-law 22-90, as amended - Office Consolidation February 1, 1996, updated December 31, 2022 - Section 5.11 Fences; Pool Enclosure By-law No. 2026-030, verified 2026-08-30.
Comprehensive Zoning By-law 22-90, as amended - Office Consolidation February 1, 1996, updated December 31, 2022 - Section 5.11 Fences
adopted bylaw
max height rear side
2.1 metres (2.7 metres if open nature)
s. 5.11
max height front
0.9 metres
s. 5.11
sight triangle
shall not be erected along the street line in any sight triangle
s. 5.11
scout note
Section 5.11 sets Orangeville's fence heights: maximum 2.1 metres in rear and side yards, increasable to 2.7 metres if the portion above 2.1 metres is open (trellis or lattice); maximum 0.9 metres in any front yard, and no fence along the street line in a sight triangle. Noise fences may reach 3 metres.
Pool Enclosure By-law No. 2026-030
adopted bylaw
permit required
True
s. 4.1
pool enclosure
Minimum height 1.524 metres (5'-0") measured from finished grade. Gates must be equipped with lockable, self-closing hinges and self-latching hardware.
s. 8.2.1; s. 8.5.1
prohibited materials
Barbed wire, similar dangerous characteristics, or electrical current connected to or conducted through any part of enclosure.
s. 8.9.1; s. 8.9.2
scout note
Requires a pool enclosure permit before excavating for or installing a privately owned outdoor pool. Every enclosure must be at least 1.524 metres (5 feet) high measured from finished grade, and gates must match that height and carry lockable self-closing hinges and self-latching hardware, kept closed and latched at all times. Repeals By-law 1993-015.
Amends Zoning By-law 22-90 to revise the definition of accessory building (an attached or detached structure over ten square metres consisting of a wall, roof and floor, or any one of them, incidental to the main building and not used for human habitation) and to replace Section 5.8, Fences. A maximum fence height of 0.9 metres is permitted in any