Garden and Outdoors

Since insects will reproduce in the water of pools whose filtration systems is turned off, from May 15 to September 15 of any given year, it is prohibited to allow water in a pool or other body of water to deteriorate to the point where its clarity is affected.

Mesures relating to pools

Pools are authorized in secondary front yards as well as side and rear yards only.

The total surface area of accessory buildings and structures must not exceed 20% of the lot’s surface area. Accessory buildings and structures included in this percentage are: detached garages, sheds, pools, patios, porches, balconies, hot tubs, sidewalk around the pool, gazebos, pergolas, arbours and private greenhouses (does not include walkways, driveways and the walkway at the building’s entrance).

General 

Pools are authorized, as accessory structures, in all "Housing (H)" usage classes.

Maximum number

Only one pool can be built on a lot.

Installation

• A pool’s side and rear setbacks are established at a minimum of 2 metres measured from the wall of the pool to the property line. In the event that there are underground public utility pipes (sewer, waterworks, electricity), the setback must be established from this servitude. A pool installed in the secondary front yard must be located at least 2 metres from the property lines, while respecting this by-law’s other applicable standards.


• The side and rear setbacks can be reduced to 1.5 metres for attached or semi-detached housing units. However, no structure such as decks and patios can encroach on this setback.


• When there is an overhead servitude, the pool can be installed from the property line without the pool or its structures encroaching in the servitude.


• All pool accessories (diving board, slide, sidewalk, etc.) must be at least 1.5 metres from the property line.


• The distance between a pool and the main building must be at least equal to the depth of the pool but must be no less than 1.5 metres.


• However, a pool can be closer to a main building if an engineer has certified that its location will not weaken the sturdiness of the adjacent building and the walls of the pool have been calculated taking into account the additional load created by the adjacent building.


• No pool may occupy more than one third (1/3) of the surface area of the yard where it is buil.