Fences & pool enclosures — West Elgin, Ontario

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In the Municipality of West Elgin, Ontario, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet); max height front: 1.8 metres (6 feet); pool enclosure: Fencing around swimming pools governed by By-law 98-47 as amended by By-law No. 2012-10.; sight triangle: No fence greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height along any point of a Sight Triangle; must be of open construction.. Source: Boundary Fence By-law 2015-56; By-law Number 98-47 — A By-law Requiring Owners to Fence Privately Owned Swimming Pools, verified 2026-08-29.

Boundary Fence By-law 2015-56 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.8 metres (6 feet) s. 3.1 — 'No fence erected in a rear yard shall exceed 1.8 metres (6 feet)'
max height front 1.8 metres (6 feet) s. 3.2 — 'No fence erected in a front yard shall exceed 1.8 metres (6 feet)'
pool enclosure Fencing around swimming pools governed by By-law 98-47 as amended by By-law No. 2012-10. s. 2.2 — 'fencing around swimming pools, which are governed by By-law 98-47 as amended by By-law No. 2012-10'
sight triangle No fence greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height along any point of a Sight Triangle; must be of open construction. s. 2.7 — 'No person shall construct a fence that is greater than 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height along any point of a Sight Triangle'
prohibited materials Barbed wire or barbed material injurious to public; electrical current conductors. s. 2.3 and s. 2.4 — barbed wire/barbed material injurious to public; fence used as conductor of electrical current
scout note

Applies in West Elgin's Built-Up Area (the R1, R2, R3, HR, LR and RR zones); swimming-pool fences are governed separately by By-law 98-47. In residential use, no fence in a front, rear, interior side or exterior side yard may exceed 1.8 m (6 feet), and a front-yard fence must be of open construction (at least one third open). In commercial,

By-law Number 98-47 — A By-law Requiring Owners to Fence Privately Owned Swimming Pools adopted bylaw
permit required True s. 3.1 / s. 3.8 — permit required before constructing or replacing a swimming pool fence
pool enclosure Minimum 153 cm (48 inches) high, self-closing and self-latching gate, self-latch not less than 122 cm above ground. s. 5.1, s. 5.8, s. 5.9
scout note

Requires every privately owned outdoor swimming pool (including hot tubs, whirlpools and spas) to be enclosed by a pool fence extending from the ground to a height stated in s.5.1 as 'not less than 153 centimetres (48 inches)'. Openings may not pass a sphere larger than 3.8 cm (1.5 inches), except that non-chain-link fences with horizontal rails at least 1.2

Fencing Livestock By-law 2007-33 adopted bylaw

Requires every owner keeping livestock (defined as goats, cattle, horses, sheep and swine) to prevent the animals leaving the property with a perimeter fence or interior enclosure meeting Schedule 'A'. Schedule 'A' sets minimum non-electric fence heights of 1050 mm to 1200 mm (42-48 inches) for cattle and horses and 800 mm to 900 mm (32-36 inches) for goats, sheep

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