169 Beechwood Avenue - Application for Fence Exemption

- The swimming pool enclosure constructed with vertical metal pickets has spaces more than 38 millimetres apart (137 millimetres and 86 millimetres measured) where horizontal rails are spaced less than 1.2 meters apart. (Section E. (2) (c) [1]) - The swimming pool enclosure is less than 1.8 meters high and is closer than 1 meter to an external condition (exterior wall plug with safety dome cover, and the exterior barbeque counter), which can facilitate climbing the outside of the enclosure where both external conditions are situated within less than 1 meter. (Section E. (1)(b)) - The south-west corner (south and west wall) of the building has walkout access points (2) without any fourth fence pool enclosure. (Section C. (3)) - The perimeter fence gate at the west and east side of the property are not equipped with a lockable, self-latching device. In addition, two pool fourth fence enclosure gates are not self-closing. (Section C. (6)(c)(1))

(6)(c)(1). 1. Refuse to grant an exemption to Chapter 447, Fences, to the property owner of 169 Beechwood Avenue, for the existing fence described in the Summary of this report.