BYLAW - Fence Bylaw Amend 475305P Access pool enclosure - 20180612 - 608618The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6086-18
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 4753-05.P, for prescribing
the height and description of lawful fences in the Town of Aurora, and
for requiring the owners of privately owned outdoor pools to erect
and maintain fences and gates around such pools.
Whereas subsection 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
(the "Act) states that a lower -tier municipality and an upper -tier municipality may pass
by-laws, subject to the rules set out in subsection (4) of the Act, respecting structures,
including fences;
And whereas on December 13, 2005, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of
Aurora (the "Town") enacted By-law Number 4753-05.P, for prescribing the height and
description of lawful fences in the Town of Aurora, and for requiring the owners of
privately owned outdoor pools to erect and maintain fences and gates around such
pools;
And whereas the Council of the Town deems it necessary and expedient to amend By-
law Number 4753-05.P;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts
as follows:
Section 2.1.2 of By-law Number 4753-05.P be and is hereby amended by adding
the following:
"e) Any part of a fence erected within two feet of a building on an adjacent
property fence shall be constructed with removable panels or have hinged
panels or constructed in such a way to provide ease of access to the
adjacent building."
2. Section 3.1.6 of By-law Number 4753-05.P be and is hereby deleted and
replaced with the following:
"3.1.6 No person shall excavate for, or cause or permit excavation for any
privately owned pool or erect, repair or replace any pool enclosure without first
obtaining a permit from the Chief Building Official. The plans submitted with the
permit application shall:
a) show the location of the pool in relation to the property lines and to
adjacent structures; and
b) provide complete details of the pool enclosure."
3. Section 3.1.10 of By-law Number 4753-05.P be and is hereby deleted and
replaced with the following:
"3.1.10 A temporary enclosure shall be replaced by a pool enclosure upon
completion of the pool and prior to any water being placed in the pool or
immediately upon the direction of the Chief Building Official."
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4. Section 3.3.1 of By-law Number 4753-05.P be and is hereby deleted.
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 12th day of June, 2018.
Geoffrey Dawe, Mayor
Mi hael de Rond, Town Clerk