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Fences & pool enclosures — Temiskaming Shores, Ontario

In the City of Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, max height rear side: 2 m (6.56 feet); max height front: 1.0 m (3.28 feet) in residential zone front yard or flank yard; permit required: False; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) height; gate must have self-closing device and self-latching device located minimum 1.52 m above grade. Source: By-law 2013-183 - Fence By-law, verified 2026-08-29.

By-law 2013-183 - Fence By-law adopted bylaw

max height rear side	2 m (6.56 feet)	s. 5.3.1
max height front	1.0 m (3.28 feet) in residential zone front yard or flank yard	s. 5.3.2
permit required	False	s. 5.1: "no permit is required pursuant to this by-law for the construction of a fence"
pool enclosure	Minimum 1.52 m (5 ft) height; gate must have self-closing device and self-latching device located minimum 1.52 m above grade	Appendix 1, ss. 2.1(a) and 2.3(b)
sight triangle	No fence greater than 1.0 m (3.28 feet) within sight triangle (triangle bounded by points 9 m from corner of lot at street intersection)	ss. 2.33 and 5.4
prohibited materials	Barbed wire, electrified wire, and page wire prohibited in residential zones or on boundaries adjoining residential or institutional zones	ss. 5.5.1, 5.6, 5.7

scout note

Regulates fence height/location/description and swimming pool fences. Requires a permit for pool fences; swimming pools require an enclosing fence; also covers boundary fences, sight-triangle restrictions and prohibited materials.