| max height rear side | 2.0 metres (residential, Item 9); 2.5 metres (non-residential, Item 9); up to 2.5 metres for fences abutting multi-residential/non-residential/public highway (Item 6) | Table 1, Items 6 and 9, § 447-1.2B |
| max height front | 1.2 metres within 2.4 m of lot line abutting public highway; 2.0 metres beyond 2.4 m | Table 1, Items 1 and 2, § 447-1.2B |
| permit required | True | § 447-1.3B(1): 'No person shall excavate for or erect...a swimming pool without first obtaining a permit' |
| pool enclosure | Min 1.2 m (single residential) or 1.8 m (multiple/non-residential); completely encloses pool; gates must be self-closing, self-latching, kept locked except when in use | § 447-1.3A; Table 2, § 447-1.3D; § 447-1.3C(6) |
| prohibited materials | Barbed wire, chicken wire, sharp material (below 2.5 m); sheet metal or corrugated metal panels; electric fences (except agricultural livestock); non-standard permanent fencing materials | § 447-1.2A(2), A(3), A(4), A(5) |
scout note
Caps fence height on residential property at 1.2 m in a front yard within 2.4 m of a lot line abutting a public highway, and 2.0 m in most other locations; 2.5 m applies to a fence not in a front yard that abuts a multi-residential property, a non-residential property, a public highway or a public walkway, and 3.0 m