How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
In the Municipality of Tweed, Ontario, permit required: True; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m if ≥1.2 m from pool wall; minimum 1.8 m if <1.2 m from pool wall; self-closing, self-latching, lockable gates required.; max height rear side: 1.8 m; max height front: 1.8 m. Source: By-Law No. 99-16 (Swimming Pool Fence By-Law); Comprehensive Zoning By-Law No. 2012-30 (fence height and sight-triangle provisions), verified 2026-08-29.
By-Law No. 99-16 (Swimming Pool Fence By-Law)
adopted bylaw
permit required
True
PART III - PERMITS: "No person shall excavate for...any pool or erect...any pool or pool fence without first obtaining a permit from the Chief Building Official"
pool enclosure
Minimum 1.5 m if ≥1.2 m from pool wall; minimum 1.8 m if <1.2 m from pool wall; self-closing, self-latching, lockable gates required.
Part IV s.3(a)-(b); Part VI s.1(c)-(d)
scout note
Requires a fence fully enclosing any outdoor pool over 60cm deep: min. 1.5m high (1.8m if within 1.2m of the pool wall), self-closing/self-latching locked gates, max 50mm ground clearance, no climbable features, and a permit before construction. Above-ground pools need equal fencing; covered hot tubs/spas exempt.
On corner lot, within triangle formed by 9 m along each street line, no fence or wall over 1 m above road centreline at lowest point
s. 5.27
scout note
Section 5.44 caps fence height at 1.8m in urban areas. Section 5.27 limits fences, hedges, walls and trees to 1m within corner-lot sight triangles. Section 5.24 permits swimming pools as accessory uses if compliant with the municipal swimming pool fence by-law.