Ajax : Règlement no 42-2025, art. 5.1(a) — Fence By-law

shall extend from the ground to a height, measured on the outside of the enclosure, of not less than 1.5 m., including gates therein;

• (b) shall be constructed of;
• (i) chain-link not greater than 40mm diamond mesh, and galvanized steel wire not less than 2.680mm diameter (11 gauge); or
• (ii) vertical board on board; or
• (iii) wrought iron fencing with at least 1 meter between horizontal members and with no greater than 10 centimetres of spacing between vertical bars; or
• (iv) a combination thereof as provided in this By-law or such other material design or construction as will provide an equivalent degree of safety and which is approved in writing by the issuance of a swimming pool enclosure permit;
• (c) may incorporate all or a portion of the wall of a building, but no entrances to the pool area shall be permitted through such wall unless the entrance is set back a minimum distance of 1.8 m from the water's edge of the swimming pool;
• (d) may incorporate one or more gates of equivalent material and construction as the swimming pool enclosure and every such gate shall not be less than 1.5 m in height, be supported on substantial hinges, be self-closing and equipped with self-latching devices placed on the inside of the gate at or near the top; such gates shall be closed and locked at all times when a responsible person is not present and supervising the swimming pool;
• (e) shall not include self-latching devices with any quick release device that permits the gate to be opened from outside of the enclosure;
• (f) shall be located not less than 1.2m from the water's edge and in the case of an above ground systems pool with a deck and a fence forming part of the system, the waters edge may be as close as.5m to the fence portion of the system;
• (g) shall have no rails or other horizontal or diagonal bracing or attachments on the outside that would facilitate climbing;
• (h) shall not include the main entrance to the building within the enclosure;
• (i) shall be constructed in such a manner that a space of not more than 10 cm shall be permitted at any point between the bottom of the fence and the ground.