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Fences and chain-link in St. Catharines.
Privacy fences, backyard fences and chain-link across St. Catharines, laid out to the city's fence by-law and set on the right line.
St. Catharines keeps its fence rules in By-law 2014-068, and they're simpler than most people expect: a low limit in the front yard, a higher one everywhere else, and extra rules the moment there's a pool. Getting the height right on the quote is cheaper than cutting a fence down later.
Fences & chain-link in St. Catharines
1 metre out front, 2 metres elsewhere
On residential property, By-law 2014-068 caps a fence at 1 m in a required front yard and 2 m in any other yard. A six-foot privacy fence is fine along the back and sides; the same fence carried past the front of the house isn't.
Survey first, then locates
Before the first post hole, the line comes from your survey — the one from when you bought the house is usually enough. Then Ontario One Call arranges utility locates at no charge. It's required before digging anywhere in the province, St. Catharines included, and it's what keeps a post auger out of a gas line.
Pools change the rules
A pool deeper than 0.6 m needs a permit from the City, and its enclosure has to be at least 1.5 m high. If a new fence is doubling as the pool enclosure, the permit comes first and the fence is built to it.
Port Dalhousie and the heritage districts
Port Dalhousie, Power Glen, Yates Street and Queen Street are heritage conservation districts. A new fence facing the street there can need heritage approval as well as meeting the by-law — worth asking the City's heritage staff before choosing a style.
Where we cover
Every part of St. Catharines.
- Fence type, height and total length
- Post spacing, and how the posts are set
- Gates: how many, how wide, and the hardware
- Where the line runs, and whose survey it's based on
- Utility locates before any digging
- Removal of an old fence, if there is one
Recent work in St. Catharines
Spring & fall cleanups
A fall property cleanup: the front lawn raked clear under a big maple and the leaves gathered into one row.
Fences & chain-link in St. Catharines: questions
How tall does a pool fence need to be in St. Catharines?
At least 1.5 m, and the pool itself needs a City permit if it's deeper than 0.6 m. Build the enclosure to the permit, not the other way round.
Can a 2 m fence run along my side yard?
Yes, beside and behind the house. Where the fence carries forward into the required front yard, the 1 m limit takes over from that point to the street.
How high can a backyard fence be in St. Catharines?
Up to 2 m in a rear or side yard on residential property, under By-law 2014-068. In a required front yard the limit is 1 m.
Do I need a permit for a fence in St. Catharines?
Not for an ordinary fence that meets the by-law heights. A pool enclosure is different: a pool over 0.6 m deep needs a City permit, and the enclosure must be at least 1.5 m high.
Who pays for a fence on the property line?
That's between you and your neighbour — Ontario's Line Fences Act has a process if you can't agree. Most people settle it with a conversation and a shared quote before anything is built.
Do you remove the old fence?
Yes, if you want it gone — removal and disposal are listed as their own line on the quote, so you can see what they cost.
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Fences & chain-link in St. Catharines: get a quote.
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