Fences & pool enclosures — Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario

How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?

In the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, max height rear side: 2.1 metres (7 feet); max height front: 0.91 metres (3 feet) solid; 1.8 metres (6 feet) open type; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Swimming pool enclosure fences require a permit from the Chief Building Official prior to the construction of a pool, per By-law No. 26-12.. Source: Fence By-law 02-24; Pool By-law 24-09 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-29.

Fence By-law 02-24 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.1 metres (7 feet) s. 3(c)
max height front 0.91 metres (3 feet) solid; 1.8 metres (6 feet) open type s. 3(b)
permit required True s. 2(b)
pool enclosure Swimming pool enclosure fences require a permit from the Chief Building Official prior to the construction of a pool, per By-law No. 26-12. s. 2(b)
sight triangle No fence within a Sight Triangle that impedes vision between 60 cm and 3 m above centre line grade, per Zoning By-law Section 4.30(1). s. 2(h)
prohibited materials Barbed wire (except industrial zones meeting criteria); electrical fences (except agricultural zones for livestock). s. 6(a); s. 7(a)
scout note

On a residential lot, a front-yard fence may not exceed 0.91 m (3 ft) if of solid construction or 1.8 m (6 ft) if of open-type construction, and a rear- or side-yard fence may not exceed 2.1 m (7 ft); the same 2.1 m applies along the lot line where a front yard abuts the rear yard of an adjacent

Pool By-law 24-09 (Consolidated) adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 5(1) — 'No person shall construct or install a pool...without first obtaining the relevant permit'
pool enclosure Minimum 120 cm high; vertically boarded wood, masonry, plastic or metal; self-closing/self-latching gate on pool side. s. 6(1)(a) — 'not less than one hundred and twenty (120) centimetres'; s. 6(1)(b); s. 7(1)(b)
prohibited materials Barbed wire and electric/current-conducting enclosures prohibited. s. 5(9) — 'No person shall allow or construct any part of any enclosure...which consists of barbed wire or which conducts an electric current'
scout note

Every pool owner must enclose the pool to a height of not less than 120 cm. The enclosure must be of vertically boarded wood, solid wood, masonry, plastic or metal, have no rails or bracing on the outside face that would facilitate climbing, have no opening with a horizontal dimension greater than 5 cm, and leave a ground clearance no

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