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Fences & pool enclosures — Wainfleet, Ontario

In the Township of Wainfleet, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.83 m (6 feet); max height front: 1.22 m (4 feet); pool enclosure: Fence completely surrounding pool to minimum 1.22 m (4 feet); above-ground pools exempt if wall ≥1.22 m; self-closing gate required where stairs/ladder present; sight triangle: No fence or barrier obstructing visibility above 0.6 m (2 feet) above grade within Sight Triangle (9.2 m from intersection). Source: Fence By-law (By-law No. 012-2020), verified 2026-08-29.

Fence By-law (By-law No. 012-2020) adopted bylaw

max height rear side	1.83 m (6 feet)	s. 5.1.2
max height front	1.22 m (4 feet)	s. 5.1.1
pool enclosure	Fence completely surrounding pool to minimum 1.22 m (4 feet); above-ground pools exempt if wall ≥1.22 m; self-closing gate required where stairs/ladder present	s. 9.1, s. 9.2(v)
sight triangle	No fence or barrier obstructing visibility above 0.6 m (2 feet) above grade within Sight Triangle (9.2 m from intersection)	s. 8.1
prohibited materials	Used vehicle tires, barbed wire, razor wire, sheet metal; electrical fence outside agricultural/rural zone	s. 6.1, s. 6.2

scout note

Fence by-law repealing and replacing By-law 013-2005. In a front yard no fence may exceed 1.22 m (4 ft) above grade; elsewhere on a residential lot no fence may exceed 1.83 m (6 ft), rising to 2.4 m (8 ft) in industrial and commercial zones. Nothing may obstruct visibility above 0.6 m (2 ft) above grade in a sight triangle.