Fences & pool enclosures — Warwick, Ontario

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In the Township of Warwick, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.83 m; max height front: 1 m; pool enclosure: Minimum 1.5 m height; permit required; gates self-closing with self-latching device located at least 1.2 m above grade; sight triangle: No fence exceeding 1 m may be erected within the sight triangle; residential zone measured 6.0 m along each lot line; all other zones 7.5 m. Source: Fence and Pool By-Law (By-law No. 39 of 2026), verified 2026-08-29.

Fence and Pool By-Law (By-law No. 39 of 2026) adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.83 m s. 8.2(b): 'A fence within any rear yard shall not exceed a height of 1.83m'
max height front 1 m s. 8.2(a): 'A fence within a front yard shall not exceed a height of 1m'
pool enclosure Minimum 1.5 m height; permit required; gates self-closing with self-latching device located at least 1.2 m above grade s. 9.2(v): 'minimum of 1.5 metres in Height, as measured from Grade'; s. 9.4(i)(c)–(d): 'self-closing' and 'self-latching device located at least 1.2'; s. 9.1(i)–(iv) (permit application and fee requirements)
sight triangle No fence exceeding 1 m may be erected within the sight triangle; residential zone measured 6.0 m along each lot line; all other zones 7.5 m s. 8.1: 'No fence exceeding a height of 1m … may be erected within the sight triangle'; 'Sight Triangle, Corner Lot' definition (s. 2): prescribed distances 6.0 m (residential) / 7.5 m (other zones)
prohibited materials Hazardous material, chicken wire, barbed wire, sharp projections, electric fence; sheet metal or corrugated metal (residential) s. 6.1(i): 'hazardous material, chicken wire, barbed wire, other barbed or sharp material or projection'; s. 6.1(ii): Electric Fence prohibited; s. 3.6: 'sheet metal or corrugated metal panel members on a Residential Property'
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Regulates fences and outdoor swimming pool enclosures on private property in the Township of Warwick. Residential fences: maximum 1 m (3 ft) in a front yard and 1.83 m (6 ft) in rear, interior side and exterior side yards; non-residential fences maximum 3 m (10 ft), reduced to 1.83 m in any yard abutting a residential lot; no fence over

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