Fences & pool enclosures — Port Colborne, Ontario

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In the City of Port Colborne, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.0 metres; max height front: 1.0 metre (closed construction); 1.25 metres (open construction); pool enclosure: Fences around pools shall comply with the Municipality's Swimming Pool By-law in effect at the time.; sight triangle: Within sight triangle: closed construction max 0.75 m; open construction max 1.0 m above effective ground level.. Source: Fence By-law 5510/107/10; Pool By-law 4843/68/06, verified 2026-08-29.

Fence By-law 5510/107/10 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.0 metres s. 3.3.1: "no person shall construct or permit to be constructed or maintained any fence of a height greater than 2.0 metres above the effective ground level in any rear and /or side yards"
max height front 1.0 metre (closed construction); 1.25 metres (open construction) s. 3.3.1(i)(ii): closed construction >1.0 metre, open construction >1.25 metres prohibited within front yard/4.5 m of street line
pool enclosure Fences around pools shall comply with the Municipality's Swimming Pool By-law in effect at the time. s. 6.5: "Fences around pools and swimming pools shall comply with the Municipality's Swimming Pool By-law in effect at the time"
sight triangle Within sight triangle: closed construction max 0.75 m; open construction max 1.0 m above effective ground level. s. 3.2(i)(ii): closed construction >0.75 m or open construction >1.0 m prohibited within sight triangle
prohibited materials Barbed wire, metal spikes, sharp/pointed materials (residential/street); used vehicle tires (all zones); electric fence (non-agricultural/rural zones) s. 4.1 (barbed wire/spikes), s. 4.2 (used tires), s. 6.3 (electric fence)
scout note

Sets fence height limits by location: within 4.5 m of the street line in a residential front yard, 1.0 m for closed-construction and 1.25 m for open-construction fences; 2.0 m in rear and side yards; 0.75 m closed / 1.0 m open within a sight triangle at a corner lot; and up to 2.6 m for wire, ornamental or chain

Pool By-law 4843/68/06 adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 3.1.1 — 'without first obtaining a permit from the City of Port Colborne'
pool enclosure Chain link or equivalent fence, not less than 1.5 m nor more than 2.0 m high; self-closing gate with latch on top inside; gate locked when pool unoccupied. s. 4.1.2(ii) 'not less then 1.5 metres ... nor more then 2.0 metres'; s. 4.1.2(iii) 'self-closing gate, having a latch located on the top inside'
prohibited materials Barbed wire and any device for projecting electrical current through the fence. s. 4.1.2(vii) — 'no part of such fence shall consist of barbed wire and any device for projecting electrical current through such fence is prohibited'
scout note

Requires every privately owned outdoor pool 0.60 m (2 ft) or deeper to be enclosed by a chain link fence (at least 14 gauge, mesh no more than 2 inches) or a fence of equivalent strength, not less than 1.5 m and not more than 2.0 m high, with a self-closing gate latched on the top inside and kept locked

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: http://city.portcolborne.on.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-29 · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities