Fences & pool enclosures — South Stormont, Ontario

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In the Township of South Stormont, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.83 metres; max height front: 0.91 metres; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Enclosure at least 1.52 m high, no openings >100 mm, self-closing and self-latching gate with latch at min 1.52 m height, locking device required.. Source: By-law 2024-016 – Regulate Fences and Swimming Pool Enclosures, verified 2026-08-29.

By-law 2024-016 – Regulate Fences and Swimming Pool Enclosures adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.83 metres s. 3.5: "no person shall Construct...a Fence at a Height above 1.83 metres in a Rear Yard or Side Yard, which does not abut a Street"
max height front 0.91 metres s. 3.1: "no person shall Construct...a Fence at a Height above 0.91 metres in the Front Yard"
permit required True s. 6.1: "without first obtaining a permit from the Fire Chief for an enclosure for the proposed Swimming Pool"
pool enclosure Enclosure at least 1.52 m high, no openings >100 mm, self-closing and self-latching gate with latch at min 1.52 m height, locking device required. ss. 6.8(a), 6.8(b), 7.1(c), 7.1(d)
sight triangle 10.0 metres s. 2.7: "within the triangular space formed by the projection or connection of the lateral curb lines...for a distance of 10.0 metres from their point of intersection"
prohibited materials Electric shock fences and barbed wire prohibited, except for livestock or with Fire Chief written permission. ss. 4.1, 4.3
scout note

Fence heights: 0.91m front yard, 1.52m rear/side abutting a street, 1.83m otherwise; pool enclosures minimum 1.52m high with self-latching gates; Fire Chief permit required before pool construction.

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