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In the Village of Point Edward, Ontario, prohibited materials: Closed construction fences (solid brick, concrete, steel panels, translucent panels, abutting wooden boards); sight triangle: Fences prohibited in sight triangle if top exceeds centre line of adjoining streets by more than 50 cm; sight triangle is 9 m from intersection of street lines.. Source: By-law No. 27 of 2017 - Regulate the Construction of Fences Along the Village Walkway; Village of Point Edward Comprehensive Zoning By-law 25 of 2012 (as amended), verified 2026-08-29.
| prohibited materials | Closed construction fences (solid brick, concrete, steel panels, translucent panels, abutting wooden boards) | "prohibits the construction of a closed construction fence at any point along the Village Walkway" |
Prohibits closed-construction (solid) fences along the Village Walkway; only open-construction fencing is allowed there (minimum 3.8cm gaps for chain link, 10cm for wood).
| sight triangle | Fences prohibited in sight triangle if top exceeds centre line of adjoining streets by more than 50 cm; sight triangle is 9 m from intersection of street lines. | s. 4.18.2(c) and s. 4.18.2(d): "Structures, Signs or fences, the top of which exceeds the elevation of the centre line of the adjoining Streets by more than 50 centimetres in height"; "a Sight Triangle of 9 metres shall be required from the point of intersection of the Street Lines" |
Section 4.18.2 (Sight Triangles) prohibits, within a corner-lot sight triangle, any vegetation, shrubs or foliage over 50 cm above finished grade and any structure, sign or fence whose top rises more than 50 cm above the centre line of the adjoining streets; a 9 m sight triangle is required in every zone except General Commercial (C1).