Fences & pool enclosures across Alberta

How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?

290 of 322 municipalities in Alberta have an adopted bylaw on fences & pool enclosures on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

MunicipalityAdopted documentKey factsVerified
Acme
Village
Village of Acme Land Use Bylaw #2022-02 max height rear side: 6 feet · max height front: solid: 1 m (3.2 feet); chain link: 1.22 m (4.0 feet) · pool enclosure: Outdoor private pool/hot tub/shallow pond must be protected by fence at least 1.8 m (6 ft.) high; gate same height, self-closing, self-latching, lockable. 2026-09-27
Alberta Beach
Village
Village of Alberta Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 252-17
adopted 2017-09-19
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Alix
Village
Village of Alix Bylaw No. 465/21 – Community Standards Bylaw
+1 more
adopted 2021-08-04
prohibited materials: electric fence at or near any Public Place where any other Person is likely to make contact with it · max height rear side: 2 m (6.56 ft) · max height front: 1 m (3.28 ft) 2026-09-27
Alliance
Village
Village of Alliance Land Use Bylaw No. 2010-03 max height rear side: 1.82 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.91 m (3.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Amisk
Village
Village of Amisk Land Use By-law #291 max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Andrew
Village
Village of Andrew Land Use Bylaw No. 2013-03 max height rear side: 1.80 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.90 m (3.0 ft.) · sight triangle: No fence, wall, tree, bush structure or thing more than 0.9 m (3 ft.) in height within triangular area formed by intersecting boundary lines and a straight line joining points 6 m (20 ft.) from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Athabasca
Town
Town of Athabasca Land Use Bylaw No. 010-2025
adopted 2025-09-16
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.2 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Banff
Town
Town of Banff Land Use Bylaw max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m 2026-09-27
Barons
Village
Village of Barons Land Use Bylaw No. 677 (consolidated to Bylaw 761, October 2024) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · permit required: yes · sight triangle: At the time of subdivision, all corner lots and interior laneway corner lots shall dedicate clear vision triangles as right-of-way. 2026-09-27
Barrhead
Town
Town of Barrhead Land Use Bylaw No. 04-2015 max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.91 m (3.0 ft) · pool enclosure: Swimming pools and hot tubs for private use shall be secured against entry by the public other than owners, tenants or guests. 2026-09-27
Bashaw
Town
Town of Bashaw Land Use Bylaw No. 780-2018 max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Bassano
Town
Town of Bassano Land Use Bylaw No. 921/21 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Private swimming pools >0.6 m deep and >10 m2 must be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. 2026-09-27
Beaumont
City
City of Beaumont Land Use Bylaw No. 944-19
adopted 2019-04-09
max height rear side: 1.8 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Beaver County
Municipal District
Beaver County Land Use Bylaw 24-1154 max height rear side: 2.4 m (8.0 ft) · max height front: 2.4 m (8.0 ft) · sight triangle: No fences shall be permitted within an intersection in accordance with Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 2026-09-27
Beaverlodge
Town
Town of Beaverlodge Land Use Bylaw No. 1004 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) in rear; 1.2 m (4 ft) in side · max height front: 1.2 m (4 ft) · pool enclosure: Outdoor pool must be protected by fence, building wall or enclosure preventing unauthorized access; height not less than 1.8 m for private pools; gates self-closing and lockable from inside. 2026-09-27
Beiseker
Village
Village of Beiseker Land Use Bylaw 2019-04 max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Berwyn
Village
Village of Berwyn Land Use Bylaw No. 601
adopted 2013-09-26
max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet) · max height front: 0.9 metres (3 feet) · sight triangle: No person shall place or maintain any object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree in or on that part of a sight triangle, if such objects or structures, in the opinion of the Development Officer, interfere with traffic safety. 2026-09-27
Betula Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Betula Beach Land Use Bylaw 01-2026
adopted 2026-03-15
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) · sight triangle: No wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge, or any object over 0.9 m (0.3 ft) in height above the lowest street grade adjacent to the intersection within the site sight line triangle. 2026-09-27
Big Lakes County
Municipal District
Big Lakes County Land Use Bylaw No. 26-2024 max height front: 1.8 m (6 ft) · permit required: no · sight triangle: No wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge or object over 0.9 m (3 ft) in height within sight triangle; measured 6.1 m (20 ft) back from intersection. 2026-09-27
Big Valley
Village
Village of Big Valley Land Use Bylaw No. 765 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.56 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.28 ft) · sight triangle: At the junction of two streets, no fence, wall, hedge, or other planting shall exceed 1 m (3.3 ft.) in height within a triangular area formed by the intersection of the boundaries of the said roadways, or their production (in the case where a corner cut-off has been previously registered), and points 4.57 m (15.0 ft.) back from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Birch Cove
Summer Village
Summer Village of Birch Cove Land Use Bylaw No. 96-10 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Birch Hills County
Municipal District
Birch Hills County Land Use Bylaw No. 2024-01 permit required: yes · sight triangle: At intersections, no solid fence shall exceed 1 metres (3.3 feet) in height within triangular area (61 m back in agricultural; 3.0 m back in Hamlet). 2026-09-27
Birchcliff
Summer Village
Summer Village of Birchcliff Land Use Bylaw No. 258-25 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: No fences in front yard for lots abutting Sylvan Lake; 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) for lots not abutting Sylvan Lake. · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Bittern Lake
Village
Village of Bittern Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 339 max height rear side: less than two metres · max height front: less than one metre · pool enclosure: Outdoor pool must be enclosed by approved fence at least 2 m high; gates self-latching with lock near top/inside. 2026-09-27
Blackfalds
Town
Town of Blackfalds Land Use Bylaw No. 1268.22
adopted 2022-04-26
max height rear side: less than 2.0 m (6.56 ft) · max height front: less than 1.0 m (3.28 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Bon Accord
Town
Town of Bon Accord Land Use Bylaw No. 2016-03
adopted 2016-09-06
sight triangle: No fence/hedge/shrub/tree within corner triangle: 6 m from intersecting road curbs (3 m for lane/road); no fence >1.0 m high at road/lane/driveway intersections. 2026-09-27
Bondiss
Summer Village
Summer Village of Bondiss Land Use Bylaw No. 5-24 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Bonnyville
Town
Town of Bonnyville Land Use Bylaw No. 1447-16
adopted 2016-04-26
max height rear side: 2.0 metres · max height front: 1.0 metre · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Bonnyville Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Bonnyville Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 166-2020 max height rear side: 2 metres (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1 metre (3.3 ft) · sight triangle: 1 meter (3.3ft) within 6 meters (19 ft) of the intersection of lanes, street, or a lane and a street. 2026-09-27
Bow Island
Town
Town of Bow Island Land Use Bylaw No. 2024:07 (Part 5 - General Standards of Development) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · permit required: yes · sight triangle: On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which may restrict traffic visibility at street intersections, between 0.9 m (3 ft) and 3.0 m (10 ft) above the centre line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the property lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along the said property line 6.1 m (20 ft) from the point of intersection. 2026-09-27
Bowden
Town
Town of Bowden Land Use Bylaw 04/2021 sight triangle: All buildings, fences, vegetation and finished ground elevations shall be less than 1 m (3.3 ft.) in height above the average elevation of the carriageways/rails. 2026-09-27
Boyle
Village
Village of Boyle Land Use Bylaw 04-23, Schedule A max height rear side: 1.83 m in side yards; 1.83 m in rear yards · max height front: 1.0 m in front yards · sight triangle: minimum sight triangle of 3.0 m in length from each road frontage; no fence, wall, tree, bush, sign, or structure shall exceed 1.0 m in height within the sight triangle 2026-09-27
Brazeau County
Municipal District
Brazeau County Land Use Bylaw 1002-18 (Rev. 43, consolidated to 15-Sep-26) max height rear side: 2.1 m (7 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3 ft) (up to 2.1 m (7 ft) with Development Officer approval) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Breton
Village
Village of Breton Land Use Bylaw No. 13-02
adopted 2013-04-10
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.56 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.28 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Brooks
City
City of Brooks Land Use Bylaw No. 14/12 (consolidated to Bylaw 26/027, May 2026) permit required: no · sight triangle: Corner lots shall provide adequate clear vision space in accordance with the clear vision triangle requirements outlined in Section 3 of Schedule 3. 2026-09-27
Bruderheim
Town
Town of Bruderheim Land Use Bylaw 11-2026, Schedule A max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Burnstick Lake
Summer Village
Summer Village of Burnstick Lake Land Use Bylaw 94-2023
adopted 2023-07-22
max height rear side: 2.5 m (8.20 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.28 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Calgary
City
City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007
adopted 2007-07-23
— 2026-09-27
Calmar
Town
Town of Calmar Land Use Bylaw 2017-07 permit required: no 2026-09-27
Camrose
City
City of Camrose Land Use Bylaw 3222-22, Section 9.15
adopted 2022-12-05
max height rear side: 1.8 m above grade · max height front: 1.0 m above grade · sight triangle: No fence shall be permitted to be constructed within a required sight triangle area as defined in Subsection 9.29. 2026-09-27
Camrose County
Municipal District
Camrose County Land Use Bylaw 1541, Section 626.5 max height rear side: 2.44 m (8 ft) in the General Agricultural (A), Small Lot Country Residential (CR-1), and Large Lot Country Residential (CR-2) districts; or 1.83 m (6 ft) in all other districts · max height front: 1.22 m (4 ft) 2026-09-27
Cardston
Town
Town of Cardston Land Use Bylaw No. 1647 — 2026-09-27
Cardston County
Municipal District
Cardston County Land Use Bylaw No. 762.2021 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 feet) · sight triangle: Clear vision triangle means a triangular area formed on the corner site by two street property lines and a straight line, which intersects them 6.1 m (20 feet) from the corner where the property lines meet. 2026-09-27
Carmangay
Village
Village of Carmangay Land Use Bylaw No. 742 max height rear side: 1.83 m (6 ft.) in residential; 2.44 m (8 ft.) in commercial/industrial · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Private swimming pool with design depth >0.61 m shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. 2026-09-27
Carstairs
Town
Town of Carstairs Land Use Bylaw No. 2060 - Amended max height rear side: 1.8 m · max height front: 0.9 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Castle Island
Summer Village
Summer Village of Castle Island Land Use Bylaw 2025-01
adopted 2026-01-19
permit required: no · sight triangle: does not obstruct the vision of persons using the road abutting the lot or the view of the lake in the front yard of the adjacent lot · prohibited materials: electrified or barbed wire fences 2026-09-27
Castor
Town
Town of Castor Land Use Bylaw No.1093
adopted 2022-10-11
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6 feet) · max height front: 1.0m (3 feet) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Champion
Village
Village of Champion Land Use Bylaw No. 2016-004 max height rear side: 1.8 m · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Any private swimming pool with a design depth greater than 0.61 metre (2 ft.) shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. 2026-09-27
Chauvin
Village
Village of Chauvin Land Use Bylaw max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Chestermere
City
City of Chestermere Land Use Bylaw No. 020-24 max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Chipman
Village
Village of Chipman Land Use Bylaw No. 537-2010 — 2026-09-27
Claresholm
Town
Town of Claresholm Land Use Bylaw No. 1525 — 2026-09-27
Clear Hills County
Municipal District
Clear Hills County Land Use Bylaw No. 278-23
adopted 2023-12-12
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Clearwater County
Municipal District
Clearwater County Land Use Bylaw (Bylaw 25/050, consolidated as Bylaw 26-050 Amended May 2026)
adopted 2025-09-09
max height rear side: 1.83 metres (6 feet) · max height front: 1.0 metre (3.28 feet) · sight triangle: No fence, wall, tree, hedge or other structure exceeding 1.0m (3.28 ft.) in height above grade shall be permitted in a corner visibility triangle created by the property lines that form the corner and a straight line connecting the two points 6.0m (19.7 ft) back along these property lines measured from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Clive
Village
Village of Clive Land Use Bylaw No. 514-16 (Consolidated)
adopted 2024-02-12
max height rear side: 2.0 m (7 ft) · max height front: 1.2 m (4 ft) · sight triangle: Corner parcel must adhere to sight line requirements, 6 m (20 ft) for fences/hedges adjacent to streets/avenues on front and/or side parcel boundaries; at street/lane intersection 4.5 m (15 ft) sight triangle; at lane intersection 3 m (10 ft). 2026-09-27
Clyde
Village
Village of Clyde Land Use Bylaw No. 2023-12-03 sight triangle: In Residential Districts, no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure, or thing more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in height shall be erected, placed, or maintained within the triangular area formed by intersecting driveways, roads, lanes, and right-of-way lines, extending 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) from each direction of the intersection. 2026-09-27
Coaldale
Town
Town of Coaldale Land Use Bylaw No. 677-P-04-13 (as amended, consolidated to Bylaw No. 930-P-02-26) — 2026-09-27
Coalhurst
Town
Town of Coalhurst Land Use Bylaw No. 462-25
adopted 2025-07-08
permit required: no · sight triangle: On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which may restrict traffic visibility at street intersections, between 0.9 m (3 ft) and 3.1 m (10 ft) above the centre line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the property lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along the said property line 6.1 m (20 ft) [or such other distance as required by the Development Authority] from the point of intersection. · prohibited materials: barbed wire fencing 2026-09-27
Cochrane
Town
Town of Cochrane Land Use Bylaw No. 01/2022 max height rear side: 2.0m · max height front: 1.0m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Cold Lake
City
City of Cold Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 766-LU-23
adopted 2023-02-28
max height rear side: 1.8 m · max height front: 0.9 m · pool enclosure: All swimming pools and hot tubs shall be protected by a fence, wall, or an approved cover that can prevent entry by unauthorized persons. 2026-09-27
Consort
Village
Village of Consort Land Use Bylaw #A-858
adopted 2020-01-20
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 feet) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.2 feet) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Coronation
Town
Town of Coronation Land Use Bylaw No. 2021-684
adopted 2022-02-28
max height rear side: 1.8m (6 ft.) · max height front: 1.2m (4 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
County of Barrhead No. 11
Municipal District
County of Barrhead No. 11 Land Use Bylaw No. 4-2024 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft) (parcels <0.4 ha); 1.8 m (6.0 ft) (parcels 0.4–4.0 ha) · sight triangle: No structure shall be placed on a corner lot in such a manner that the line of sight at the intersection of the abutting streets would result in a traffic hazard. All structures more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in height shall be no closer than 6.1 m (20.0 ft) from the point where the streets intersect. 2026-09-27
County of Forty Mile No. 8
Municipal District
County of Forty Mile No. 8 Land Use Bylaw No. 10/2009 max height rear side: 1 metre (rear); 2 metres (side) · max height front: 1 metre · sight triangle: Within the clear vision triangle shown on Figure 5, no building, haystack, solid fence, shelterbelt or hedge more than 1 metre high shall be constructed which would unduly restrict the visibility of on-coming traffic. 2026-09-27
County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Municipal District
County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Land Use Bylaw #2680
adopted 2003-06-16
max height rear side: 2.0 metres (6 feet) or less · max height front: less than 1.0 metres (3 feet) · sight triangle: triangle formed by a straight line drawn between two points, one located along a front lot line and the second along a side lot line at a distance of 7.6 metres (25 feet) from the point where the lot lines intersect 2026-09-27
County of Minburn No. 27
Municipal District
County of Minburn No. 27 Land Use Bylaw No. 1348-24 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
County of Newell
Municipal District
County of Newell Land Use Bylaw No. 2016-21 (office consolidation to No. 2137-26) max height rear side: 1.8 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
County of Northern Lights
Municipal District
County of Northern Lights Land Use Bylaw No. 12-61-290 (office consolidation, January 2026) permit required: yes · sight triangle: No object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree within a sight triangle if it interferes with traffic safety; no permanent development within sight triangles at road intersections. 2026-09-27
County of Paintearth No. 18
Municipal District
County of Paintearth No. 18 Land Use Bylaw #698-21 (amended and updated July 15, 2025) permit required: no 2026-09-27
County of St. Paul No. 19
Municipal District
County of St. Paul No. 19 Land Use Bylaw 2021-13 (consolidated copy, April 2024)
adopted 2021-10-12
permit required: no · prohibited materials: Barbed wire 2026-09-27
County of Stettler No. 6
Municipal District
County of Stettler No. 6 Land Use Bylaw No. 1443-10
adopted 2011-03-09
— 2026-09-27
County of Two Hills No. 21
Municipal District
County of Two Hills No. 21 Land Use Bylaw 2-2018
adopted 2019-01-16
max height rear side: less than 2.0m (6.6ft) · max height front: less than 1.0m (3.3ft) 2026-09-27
County of Vermilion River
Municipal District
County of Vermilion River Land Use Bylaw 19-02 (consolidated March 2026) permit required: no 2026-09-27
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
Municipal District
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Land Use Bylaw 2024/66 permit required: yes · sight triangle: 60 m (197 ft) for any road with a speed limit 80km/hr or greater; or 6.0 m (19.7 ft) for any road with a speed limit less than 80km/hr. 2026-09-27
Cowley
Village
Village of Cowley Land Use Bylaw No. 352 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · max height front: 0.9 m (3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Cremona
Village
Village of Cremona Land Use Bylaw No. 395-06 permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Every private swimming pool shall be secured against entry of the public other than owners, tenants or their guests. · sight triangle: all buildings, fences, vegetation and finished ground elevations shall be less than 0.92 m (3 ft.) in height above the average elevation of the carriageways/rails 2026-09-27
Crossfield
Town
Town of Crossfield Land Use Bylaw No. 2018-14 max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.00 ft) · max height front: 0.91 m (3.00 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Cypress County
Municipal District
Cypress County Land Use Bylaw 2026/18
adopted 2026-09-01
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft) · sight triangle: On corner or side lots, nothing taller than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) can be placed in the triangle at the corner of the lot that is 6.0 m (20 ft) from the intersection of the streets; in Agricultural and Country Residential Districts along public roadways and Provincial Highways, no fence shall be constructed which would unduly restrict the vision of approaching traffic or an oncoming train. 2026-09-27
Daysland
Town
Town of Daysland Land Use Bylaw No. 2016-622 sight triangle: On corner sites, no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure or thing more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting road right-of-way lines (or their projections) and a straight line joining points on the road right-of-way lines 6.0 m (19.7 ft.) from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Delburne
Village
Village of Delburne Land Use Bylaw No. 1190/2023
adopted 2023-04-25
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.2 m (4.0 ft) · sight triangle: sight triangle: all buildings, fences, vegetation and finished ground elevations shall be less than 0.5 m (1.64 ft) in height above the average elevation of the carriageways/rails; at lane intersections, a 3.0 m (9.8 ft) sight triangle shall be provided. 2026-09-27
Devon
Town
Town of Devon Land Use Bylaw No. 924-2019 max height rear side: 1.8 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Diamond Valley
Town
Town of Diamond Valley Public Places Bylaw 2024-49
adopted 2024-03-20
prohibited materials: electric fence at or near any Public Place where contact likely 2026-09-27
Didsbury
Town
Town of Didsbury Land Use Bylaw 2019-04 (Consolidated Version, Bylaw 2026-13, June 23 2026) max height rear side: 2.0 metres (6.56 feet) · max height front: 1.0 metre (3.28 feet) · pool enclosure: Shall be secured against entry of the general public (e.g. in a fenced back yard) per the Alberta Building Code. 2026-09-27
Donalda
Village
Village of Donalda Land Use Bylaw No. 625 max height rear side: 2 metres (6.5 feet) from surrounding grade · max height front: 1 metre (3 feet) · pool enclosure: Every private swimming pool shall be secured against entry of the public other than owners, tenants, or their guests. 2026-09-27
Donnelly
Village
Village of Donnelly Land Use Bylaw No. 2021-02
adopted 2021-09-13
max height rear side: 2.0 m · sight triangle: no fence or other screening, including landscaping, more than 1.0 m high within the triangular area 6.0 m back from the intersecting front boundary lines · prohibited materials: No electrification; no barbed wire in residential districts; barbs/page wire only in Urban Reserve/Industrial. 2026-09-27
Drayton Valley
Town
Town of Drayton Valley Land Use Bylaw No. 2024-03-D max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Drumheller
Town
Town of Drumheller Land Use Consolidated Bylaw #16.20 max height rear side: 1.8 metres · max height front: 1.2 metres · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Duchess
Village
Village of Duchess Land Use Bylaw No. 482-19 (consolidated to Bylaw 522-24, Feb 2025) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: 1.8 m high fence with a self-latching lockable gate with the latches located at least 1.2 m above grade 2026-09-27
Eckville
Town
Town of Eckville Land Use Bylaw No. 729/15 max height rear side: less than 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: less than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) · pool enclosure: Every private swimming pool shall be secured against entry of the public other than owners, tenants, or their guests. 2026-09-27
Edberg
Village
Village of Edberg Land Use Bylaw No. 494-2024 max height rear side: 2 metres (7 feet) · max height front: 1 metres (3 feet) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Edgerton
Village
Village of Edgerton Land Use Bylaw No. 03-24 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Edmonton
City
City of Edmonton Zoning Bylaw 20001, Section 5.100 Residential Fences and Privacy Screens permit required: no 2026-09-27
Edson
Town
Town of Edson Land Use Bylaw No. 2296 max height rear side: 2.0m · max height front: 1.2m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Elk Point
Town
Town of Elk Point Land Use Bylaw No. 717.13
adopted 2013-03-25
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in Residential Districts; 2.75 m (9.0 ft.) in Commercial/Industrial/Public Districts · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in Residential Districts; 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in Commercial/Industrial/Public Districts · sight triangle: On corner sites, no fence/wall/tree/bush/structure/thing more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in height within triangular area formed by intersecting road right-of-way lines and a line joining points 4.5 m (14.8 ft.) from their intersection; at road/lane and driveway/road intersections, 1.0 m within triangle with points 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) from intersection. 2026-09-27
Elnora
Village
Village of Elnora Land Use Bylaw No. 2020-05 max height rear side: 2m (6 ft) · max height front: 1m (3 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Empress
Village
Village of Empress Land Use Bylaw 2025-01
adopted 2025-06-18
max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.22 m (4.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Fairview
Town
Town of Fairview Land Use Bylaw No. 1064/LUO/2021
adopted 2021-08-03
max height rear side: 1.83 metres (6 feet) · max height front: 0.9 metres (3 feet) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Falher
Town
Town of Falher Land Use Bylaw No. 24-04
adopted 2025-03-12
max height rear side: 2.4m (8 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Flagstaff County
Municipal District
Flagstaff County Land Use Bylaw 01/23 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Foothills County
Municipal District
Foothills County Land Use Bylaw No. 60/2014 (Office Consolidation)
adopted 2014-12-17
permit required: no 2026-09-27
Forestburg
Village
Village of Forestburg Land Use Bylaw 10:2012
adopted 2012-12-13
max height rear side: 2 metres (6.5 feet) · max height front: 1 metre (3 feet) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Fort Macleod
Town
Town of Fort Macleod Land Use Bylaw No. 2000 permit required: no 2026-09-27
Fort Saskatchewan
City
City of Fort Saskatchewan Land Use Bylaw C23-20 permit required: no · sight triangle: A triangular portion of land established at roadway intersections in which nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance of motorists or pedestrians entering or leaving the intersection. 2026-09-27
Fox Creek
Town
Town of Fox Creek Land Use Bylaw 824-2019 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.2 m (4.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Ghost Lake
Summer Village
Summer Village of Ghost Lake Land Use Bylaw 2026-01
adopted 2026-03-08
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.2 m (4.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Gibbons
Town
Town of Gibbons Land Use Bylaw No. PLU 8/06
adopted 2006-08-23
max height rear side: 1.88 m (6 ft. 2 in.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Girouxville
Village
Village of Girouxville Land Use Bylaw No. 19-10
adopted 2019-11-13
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Glendon
Village
Village of Glendon Land Use Bylaw No. 492-21 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.2 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Glenwood
Village
Village of Glenwood Land Use Bylaw No. 192-2019 (consolidated to 192-2024) permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Any private swimming pool with a design depth greater than 0.6 m (2 ft) shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. · sight triangle: On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which may restrict traffic visibility at street intersections, between 0.9 m (3 ft) and 3.0 m (10 ft) above the centre line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the property lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along the said property line 6.1 m (20 ft) from the point of intersection. 2026-09-27
Grande Prairie
City
City of Grande Prairie Land Use Bylaw C-1260
adopted 2013-09-16
max height rear side: 1.9m or less · max height front: 0.9m or less · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Grimshaw
Town
Town of Grimshaw Land Use Bylaw No. 1146
adopted 2013-06-26
max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet) · max height front: 0.9 metres (3 feet) · pool enclosure: Property shall be fenced to satisfaction; fence height minimum 1.8 metres (6 feet); lockable gates. 2026-09-27
Gull Lake
Summer Village
Summer Village of Gull Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 346/12 max height rear side: 2 m (6.56 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.28 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Half Moon Bay
Summer Village
Summer Village of Half Moon Bay Land Use Bylaw No. 123/13 (amended by Bylaw #131/16, consolidated 2023) max height rear side: 2 m (6.56 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.28 ft.) · pool enclosure: secure lockable lid or fencing equipped with gates that lock in accordance with the Alberta Building Code 2026-09-27
Hanna
Town
Town of Hanna Land Use Bylaw 1032-2023
adopted 2023-11-14
max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.2 m (4.0 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Hardisty
Town
Town of Hardisty Land Use Bylaw 1284-25
adopted 2025-08-12
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Hay Lakes
Village
Village of Hay Lakes Land Use Bylaw No. 06-2001
adopted 2001-10-09
max height rear side: 2 m (6 ft.) · max height front: 1m (3 ft.) · pool enclosure: Secured by approved fence/wall; gates with self-latching device and lock near top and inside; no barbed wire or electric-current device. 2026-09-27
Heisler
Village
Village of Heisler Land Use Bylaw No. 452-11
adopted 2011-06-06
max height rear side: 1.75 metres (6 feet) · max height front: 1 metres (3 feet) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
High Level
Town
Town of High Level Land Use Bylaw No. 1018-21
adopted 2021-03-11
max height rear side: 2m/6.5ft. · max height front: 1m/3.2ft. · permit required: no 2026-09-27
High Prairie
Town
Town of High Prairie Land Use Bylaw No. 05-2015
adopted 2015-05-26
max height rear side: less than 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) · max height front: less than 0.9 m (3 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
High River
Town
Town of High River Land Use Bylaw No. 4594/2021 max height rear side: 1.8 metres · max height front: 1.2 metres · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Hill Spring
Village
Village of Hill Spring Land Use Bylaw No. 2024-274 max height rear side: 6 feet (1.8 m) · max height front: 3 feet, 3 inches (1.0 m) · sight triangle: On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which may restrict traffic visibility at street intersections, between 0.9 m (3 ft) and 3.0 m (10 ft) above the centre line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the property lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along the said property line 6.1 m (20 ft) from the point of intersection. 2026-09-27
Hines Creek
Village
Village of Hines Creek Land Use Bylaw No. 546-11 max height rear side: 1.8 m. (6 ft.) · max height front: 0.9 m. (3 ft.) · pool enclosure: Pool fence completely enclosing area required; height not less than 1.8 m private, 2.0 m other; no self-closing gate stated. 2026-09-27
Hinton
Town
Town of Hinton Land Use Bylaw No. 1088 max height rear side: 2.0 metres · max height front: 1.0 metre · prohibited materials: No electrification of fences; no barbed wire fences in residential Districts. 2026-09-27
Holden
Village
Village of Holden Land Use Bylaw No. 3-2013 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.2 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Horseshoe Bay
Summer Village
Summer Village of Horseshoe Bay Land Use Bylaw No. 130/2020
adopted 2022-07-02
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Hussar
Village
Village of Hussar Land Use Bylaw No. 563-24
adopted 2025-09-11
max height rear side: 2 m (6.5 ft) · max height front: 1.2 m (3.9 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Innisfail
Town
Town of Innisfail Land Use Bylaw No. 1747-2026
adopted 2026-05-25
permit required: no · sight triangle: No wall, fence, shrub, hedge, tree or other object/structure within a sight triangle if it interferes with or obstructs the driver's view; 3 m sight triangle at lanes and 6 m at other roadways. 2026-09-27
Irma
Village
Village of Irma Land Use Bylaw No. 15-02 max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.91 m (3.0 ft) · pool enclosure: Swimming pools and hot tubs for private use shall be secured against entry by the public other than owners, tenants or guests. 2026-09-27
Island Lake
Summer Village
Summer Village of Island Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 08-2021 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft); 1.0 m (3.3 ft) for a rear yard adjacent to a road or Island Lake · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Island Lake South
Summer Village
Summer Village of Island Lake South Land Use Bylaw No. 125-23
adopted 2023-04-28
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Itaska Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Itaska Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 2021-01
adopted 2021-06-16
max height rear side: 1.5 metres · max height front: 0.9 metres · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Jarvis Bay
Summer Village
Summer Village of Jarvis Bay Land Use Bylaw No. 125/13 (as amended by Bylaw #183/22)
adopted 2013-06-11
max height rear side: 2 m (6.56 ft) · max height front: 1 m (3.28 ft) · pool enclosure: A private pool shall be enclosed by a secure lockable lid or fencing equipped with gates that lock in accordance with the Alberta Building Code. 2026-09-27
Kapasiwin
Summer Village
Summer Village of Kapasiwin Land Use Bylaw (Bylaw 279-2024) max height rear side: 2.0 m · permit required: no · prohibited materials: electrified or barbed wire Fences 2026-09-27
Killam
Town
Town of Killam Land Use Bylaw No. 880 (consolidated with amendments to Dec 17, 2024) max height rear side: 2 meters (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1 meter (3.3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Kitscoty
Village
Village of Kitscoty Land Use Bylaw No. 2017-06 (consolidated, amended through Bylaw 2025-12) sight triangle: Notwithstanding any other provision of this bylaw, no person shall place or maintain any object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree in or on that part of a corner site located within any district other than commercial, which lies within a triangle formed by a straight line drawn between two points on the closest curbs of the intersecting roads 6 m (19.7 ft) from the point where the curbs would meet if extended or 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from that point in the case of an intersecting lane and road. At the intersection of roads and lanes, and at intersections of driveways and roads, no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure or thing more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting road or lane right-of-way lines or the edge of the driveway and a straight line joining points on the road or lane right-of-way lines or the edge of the driveway 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Kneehill County
Municipal District
Kneehill County Land Use Bylaw No. 1808 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · max height front: 0.9 m (3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Lac La Biche County
Specialized Municipality
Lac La Biche County Land Use Bylaw No. 25-010
adopted 2025-09-23
permit required: yes · sight triangle: Residential corner lots: no fence/object over 1.0 m within sight triangle (7.6 m back); Non-Residential: no fence/structure over 1.0 m within corner visibility triangle (20.0 m back). · prohibited materials: Electrified or barbed wire fencing in any Residential Districts. 2026-09-27
Lac Ste. Anne County
Municipal District
Lac Ste. Anne County Land Use Bylaw No. 22-2017 (Development Regulations, Part IV) pool enclosure: All swimming pools shall be enclosed with a wall or fence no less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) above grade with a secure locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized entry. · sight triangle: A sight triangle is a triangle formed by a straight line drawn between two (2) points on the exterior property lines of the said site 6.0 m (19.69 ft) from the point where they intersect. On any corner site, no person shall erect, place, or maintain within the sight triangle a wall, fence, shrub, tree, hedge, or any object that may adversely impact the line of sight required for the safe flow of vehicular traffic over 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in height above the lowest street grade adjacent to the intersection. 2026-09-27
Lacombe
City
City of Lacombe Land Use Bylaw No. 400
adopted 2016-10-24
max height rear side: 1.8m · max height front: 1m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Lacombe County
Municipal District
Lacombe County Land Use Bylaw No. 1237/17 (Parts 1-8)
adopted 2017-07-06
max height rear side: 1.83 m (6 ft) · max height front: 1.22 m (4 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Lakeview
Summer Village
Summer Village of Lakeview Land Use Bylaw 04-2025 max height rear side: 1.8 m · max height front: 1.8 m · sight triangle: no wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge, or any object over 0.9 m (0.3 ft) in height above the lowest street grade adjacent to the intersection 2026-09-27
Lamont
Town
Town of Lamont Land Use Bylaw 06/17 - Part 4, General Regulations max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · prohibited materials: barbed wire and posts shall only be allowed within the FD District 2026-09-27
Larkspur
Summer Village
Larkspur Land Use Bylaw 12-3
adopted 2012-09-28
permit required: no · sight triangle: less than .91 meters in height if within 6.1 meters of the intersection of lanes, streets, or a lane and a street; on a comer lot shall be to the satisfaction of the Development Officer to ensure that vision around the comer is not hindered. · prohibited materials: Electric and barbed wire fences shall not be permitted, except in extreme situations... 2026-09-27
Leduc
City
City of Leduc Land Use Bylaw 809-2013
adopted 2013-03-11
sight triangle: such fence or gate does not in the opinion of the Development Authority obstruct the vision of persons using roads abutting the parcel 2026-09-27
Leduc County
Municipal District
Leduc County Land Use Bylaw No. 14-25 max height rear side: 2m (6.6ft) · max height front: 1m (3.3ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Legal
Town
Town of Legal Land Use Bylaw #05-2013 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.56 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · sight triangle: On corner lots in any district, no fence, wall, tree, bush structure or thing more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting boundary lines of the lot adjacent to the highway or road and a straight line joining points on those boundary lines 8.0 m (26.2 ft.) from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Lethbridge
City
City of Lethbridge Land Use Bylaw 6300
adopted 2020-07-13
permit required: no 2026-09-27
Lethbridge County
Municipal District
Lethbridge County Land Use Bylaw No. 24-007 permit required: no · sight triangle: no fence, hedge or shelterbelt shall be erected which would unduly restrict the vision of approaching traffic; all fences must be sited to be able to meet the required corner site triangle setbacks as stipulated in Part 4, Section 12. 2026-09-27
Linden
Village
Village of Linden Land Use Bylaw 2023-10 (Consolidated to July 13, 2026) max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Lloydminster
City
City of Lloydminster Land Use Bylaw No. 05-2025
adopted 2025-06-09
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft) in any Residential, Commercial or Public Service District; 3.0 m (10.0 ft) in any Industrial District · max height front: 1.0 m (3.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Lomond
Village
Village of Lomond Land Use Bylaw No. 608 (December 2017) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Any private swimming pool with a design depth greater than 0.6 m (2 ft.) shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. 2026-09-27
Longview
Village
Village of Longview Land Use Bylaw #400-17 (with amendments) sight triangle: triangular area formed on the corner site by the two street property lines and a straight line which intersects them 7.5 m (25 ft.) from the corner where they meet 2026-09-27
Ma-Me-O Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 273
adopted 2001-07-13
permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Magrath
Town
Town of Magrath Land Use Bylaw No. 1284 (September 2021, Consolidated to Bylaw 1321, September 2025) max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft) · max height front: 2.0 m (6.5 ft); a front-yard fence over 1.2 m (4 ft) needs a development permit and must be at least 75% transparent · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Manning
Town
Town of Manning Land Use Bylaw No. 816/14
adopted 2014-12-10
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.3 ft.); chain link: 1.2 m (4 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Mannville
Village
Village of Mannville Land Use Bylaw No. 2006-734 max height rear side: 2 metres · max height front: 1 metre · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Marwayne
Village
Village of Marwayne Land Use Bylaw No. 572-19
adopted 2019-06-25
max height rear side: 1.85m (6.1ft) · max height front: 1.20m (3.9ft) · sight triangle: On corner sites in all Districts other than Residential Districts, no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure or thing more than 0.9m (3.0ft) in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting road or highway lines and a straight-line joining points of the road 4.6m (15.0ft) from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Mayerthorpe
Town
Town of Mayerthorpe Land Use Bylaw No. 1066 (Consolidated September 2020) max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.91 m (3.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
McLennan
Town
Town of McLennan Land Use Bylaw No. 2019-13
adopted 2019-10-15
max height rear side: 1.82 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Medicine Hat
City
City of Medicine Hat Land Use Bylaw No. 4853
adopted 2026-06-01
sight triangle: Landscaping and fences are allowed within a corner visibility triangle if they allow for a clear sight line through the whole of the corner visibility triangle at all vertical elevations between 0.90 m and 2.50 m from surface grade. · prohibited materials: barb wire or electrical fencing 2026-09-27
Mewatha Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Mewatha Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 03-23 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) · sight triangle: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) within 6.1 m (20.0 ft) of the intersection of lanes, roads, or a lane and a road; corner lots: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) in side yard adjacent to a road 2026-09-27
Milk River
Town
Town of Milk River Land Use Bylaw No. 997 (consolidated to Bylaw No. 1017) max height rear side: 1.83 m (6 ft) · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Any private swimming pool with a design depth greater than 0.6 m (2 ft) shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. 2026-09-27
Millet
Town
Town of Millet Land Use Bylaw No. 2018/11 max height rear side: 1.83 metres · max height front: 1 metre · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Milo
Village
Village of Milo Land Use Bylaw No. 397-17 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · permit required: yes · sight triangle: All corner lots and interior laneway corner lots shall dedicate clear vision triangles as right-of-way. 2026-09-27
Morinville
Town
Town of Morinville Land Use Bylaw No. 2/2024
adopted 2024-02-13
max height rear side: 1.9 m (6.3 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Morrin
Village
Village of Morrin Land Use Bylaw No. 345 max height rear side: 1.82 m (6 ft) · max height front: 0.91 m (3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Mountain View County
Municipal District
Mountain View County Land Use Bylaw No. 10/24
adopted 2024-05-22
permit required: no 2026-09-27
Mundare
Town
Town of Mundare Consolidated Land Use Bylaw No. 906/20 max height rear side: 1.85 m · max height front: 1.85 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Acadia No. 34
Municipal District
Municipal District of Acadia No. 34 Land Use Bylaw
adopted 2024-04-09
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
Municipal District
Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 Land Use Bylaw No. 10-26 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.2 m (3.9 ft) · sight triangle: No structure, fence, sign, landscaping or similar object higher than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) measured from grade within any intersection sight line triangles on corner sites. 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87
Municipal District
Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 Land Use Bylaw No. 1915
adopted 2026-02-24
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Fairview No. 136
Municipal District
Municipal District of Fairview No. 136 Land Use Bylaw No. 876
adopted 2010-09-28
max height rear side: 1.83 m · max height front: 1.83 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
Municipal District
Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 Land Use Bylaw No. 25-1000
adopted 2025-07-08
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.3 m (4.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124
Municipal District
Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Land Use Bylaw No. 2025-07
adopted 2025-08-20
max height rear side: 1.9 m · max height front: 1.9 m (general maximum for fences along a property line; front-yard fences 1.0 m or taller need a development permit) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17
Municipal District
Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 Land Use Bylaw No. 2013-14 (as amended)
adopted 2013-06-12
max height rear side: less than 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: less than 1.2 m (4.0 ft.) 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Peace No. 135
Municipal District
Municipal District of Peace No. 135 Land Use Bylaw No. 1/2012 (consolidated to Bylaw No. 15-2018)
adopted 2012-05-08
max height rear side: less than 1.8 metres (6.0 feet) · max height front: less than 0.9 metres (3 feet) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Municipal District
Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Land Use Bylaw No. 1349-23 (2024, No Maps) max height rear side: 2 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Provost No. 52
Municipal District
Municipal District of Provost No. 52 Land Use Bylaw No. 2323 permit required: no · sight triangle: On corner lots within hamlets, no fence wall, tree, hedge, or other structure, object or plant exceeding 1 m (3 ft) in height shall be permitted in a corner visibility triangle as indicated in Figure 5. 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133
Municipal District
Municipal District of Spirit River No. 133 Land Use Bylaw No. 11-2019 sight triangle: No finished grade within the area defined as a sight triangle on a corner lot shall exceed the general elevation of the road by more than 0.6 m (2 ft); no person shall place or maintain any object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree within a sight triangle if, in the opinion of the Development Officer, such objects or structures interfere with traffic safety; no buildings, fences, signs, trees, haystacks, or other similar obstructions to visibility that are more than 1 m (3 ft) above road grade shall be permitted within 40 m (131 ft) of the intersection of two roads. 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
Municipal District
Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 Land Use Bylaw No. 1695
adopted 2023-06-20
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
Municipal District
The Municipal District of Willow Creek Land Use Bylaw No. 2025
adopted 2025-09-24
— 2026-09-27
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass
Specialized Municipality
Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Land Use Bylaw No. 1165, 2023 (Consolidated to 1266, 2026)
adopted 2023-12-05
— 2026-09-27
Municipality of Jasper
Specialized Municipality
Jasper Encroachment Bylaw 2026 (#286)
adopted 2026-08-04
— 2026-09-27
Munson
Village
Village of Munson Land Use Bylaw No. 98-365 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 feet · max height front: 1m 3.3 feet · pool enclosure: Swimming pools shall be fenced with a minimum height of 1.5 m (5 feet) to the satisfaction of the Development Officer. 2026-09-27
Myrnam
Village
Village of Myrnam Land Use Bylaw No. 2018-08
adopted 2018-07-19
max height rear side: less than 1.8m (6.0ft) · max height front: less than 1.0m (3.3ft) · pool enclosure: Enclosed by fence/wall not less than 1.8m; gate same height with self-latching device inside not less than 1.5m above ground. 2026-09-27
Nakamun Park
Summer Village
Summer Village of Nakamun Park Land Use Bylaw No. 2025-5
adopted 2025-06-17
max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.91 m (3.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Nampa
Village
Village of Nampa Land Use Bylaw No. 421 (Consolidated May 20, 2016)
adopted 2013-04-15
max height rear side: 1.8 metres · max height front: 1 metre · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Nanton
Town
Town of Nanton Land Use Bylaw No. 1389/24 max height rear side: 1.8 m (Non-Industrial); 2.4 m (Industrial) · max height front: 0.9 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Nobleford
Town
Town of Nobleford Land Use Bylaw No. 614 (Feb 2010, Consolidated to Bylaw No. 675, Feb 2022) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · permit required: yes · sight triangle: On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which may restrict traffic visibility at street intersections, between 0.9 metre (3 ft.) and 3.0 metres (10 ft.) above the centre line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the property lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along the said property line 6.1 metres (20 ft.) from the point of intersection. 2026-09-27
Norglenwold
Summer Village
Summer Village of Norglenwold Land Use Bylaw No. 267-22 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · pool enclosure: secure lockable lid or fencing equipped with gates that lock in accordance with the Alberta Building Code 2026-09-27
Norris Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Norris Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 180
adopted 2023-11-03
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.5 m (5.0 feet) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Okotoks
Town
Town of Okotoks Land Use Bylaw 17-21 (Consolidated to 2026-07-13)
adopted 2021-06-14
max height rear side: 2.3 metres · max height front: 1.0 metres · sight triangle: No Building, Structure, Fence, or landscaping will obstruct vision above 0.75 metres in height within a 7.5 metre corner cut area as measured from the curb. 2026-09-27
Olds
Town
Town of Olds Land Use Bylaw 2025-14 max height rear side: 2 m (Non-Industrial); 2.5 m (Industrial) · max height front: 1 m (Non-Industrial); 2.5 m (Industrial) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Onoway
Town
Town of Onoway Land Use Bylaw 712-13 max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Oyen
Town
Town of Oyen Land Use Bylaw 929-25
adopted 2025-04-15
max height rear side: Rear: 1.83 m (6.0 ft); Side: 1.82 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.22 m (4.0 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Paradise Valley
Village
Village of Paradise Valley Land Use By-law 308-2020
adopted 2021-07-15
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) · sight triangle: On corner lots in a Residential Land Use District, no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure or thing more than 0.9 m (3.0 ft) in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting road or highway lines and a straight line joining points on the road lines 6.1 m (20.0 ft) from their intersection. On corner lots in all Districts other than Residential Districts, no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure or thing more than 0.9 m (3.0 ft) in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting road or highway lines and a straight line joining points of the road 4.6 m (15.0 ft) from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Parkland Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Parkland Beach Land Use Bylaw 2018-01 (Consolidated to 2022-09-19) max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) · max height front: 1.3 m (4 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Parkland County
Municipal District
Parkland County Land Use Bylaw 2025-12
adopted 2025-05-27
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) · max height front: 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) for Parcels greater than 0.4 ha; 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) for Parcels 0.4 ha or less · sight triangle: Development Authority may require an alternate siting of a Fence to provide unimpeded traffic sightlines. 2026-09-27
Peace River
Town
Town of Peace River Land Use Bylaw No. 2178
adopted 2025-09-22
max height rear side: 1.9 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Pelican Narrows
Summer Village
Summer Village of Pelican Narrows Land Use Bylaw 93-2020 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) in rear yards; 2.0 m (6.6 ft) in side yards, except 0.9 m (3.0 ft) on corner lot side yard having street frontage · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) in front yards · sight triangle: No fence/wall/tree/bush/structure >0.9 m (3 ft) within triangular area 7.6 m (25 ft) from intersection of highway/road; 6.0 m (20 ft) for lanes/road; and >0.9 m within 4.5 m (14.8 ft) of intersection of lanes/roads. 2026-09-27
Penhold
Town
Town of Penhold Land Use Bylaw 837/2025 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6ft.) · max height front: 1.2 m (4ft.) · pool enclosure: Pool fence at least 1.82m (6ft.) high, designed to prohibit child access; gates self-latching with lock inside. 2026-09-27
Picture Butte
Town
Town of Picture Butte Land Use Bylaw No. 841-15 max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 ft.) (residential); 2.4 metres (8 ft.) (commercial/industrial) · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Any private swimming pool with a design depth greater than 0.61 metre (2 ft.) shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. 2026-09-27
Pincher Creek
Town
Town of Pincher Creek Land Use Bylaw No. 1639-25 (Consolidated to Bylaw 1639-25-B, January 2026) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Point Alison
Summer Village
Summer Village of Point Alison Land Use Bylaw No. 10-157 max height rear side: 1.83 m · max height front: 1.83 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Ponoka
Town
Town of Ponoka Land Use Bylaw No. 453-21 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft) · max height front: 1 m (3.3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Ponoka County
Municipal District
Ponoka County Land Use By-law No. 7-08-LU max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet) · max height front: 1 metre (3 feet) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Provost
Town
Town of Provost Land Use Bylaw No. 07-2010
adopted 2010-06-15
permit required: no · prohibited materials: barbed wire or razor wire 2026-09-27
Rainbow Lake
Town
Town of Rainbow Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 2021-06
adopted 2021-12-20
max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet) · max height front: 0.9 metres (3 feet) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Raymond
Town
Town of Raymond Land Use Bylaw No. 987-11 permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Private swimming pool with design depth >0.6 m (2 ft) shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. · sight triangle: On a corner lot, no fence... shall obstruct vision between 0.9 m (3 ft) and 3.0 m (10 ft) within triangular area extending 6.1 m (20 ft) from intersection. 2026-09-27
Red Deer
City
City of Red Deer Zoning Bylaw No. 3357/2024 max height rear side: 2.0m · max height front: 0.9m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Red Deer County
Municipal District
Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw No. 2022/26
adopted 2022-11-01
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6 ft) (except Agricultural District) · max height front: 1.0 m (3 ft) (except Agricultural District) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Redcliff
Town
Town of Redcliff Land Use Bylaw No. 1957/2023
adopted 2023-10-10
max height rear side: 1.8 m (non-industrial); 2.4 m* (industrial) · max height front: 0.9 m (non-industrial); 1.2 m (industrial, no outdoor storage); 1.8 m (industrial, outdoor storage) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Redwater
Town
Town of Redwater Land Use Bylaw PD-01-2023 max height rear side: 2.5 m (8 ft) · max height front: 1 m (3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Specialized Municipality
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Land Use Bylaw No. 26/001
adopted 2025-03-25
max height rear side: 2.0 m in side/rear yard in Urban Service Area; 2.5 m outside Urban Service Area · max height front: 1.2 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Rimbey
Town
Town of Rimbey Land Use Bylaw 1008/24
adopted 2024-08-26
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Rochon Sands
Summer Village
Summer Village of Rochon Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 244-19 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3 ft) · sight triangle: 6 m (19.7ft) sight triangle; no wall, fence, shrub, hedge, tree or other object/structure if it interferes with or obstructs driver's view 2026-09-27
Rocky View County
Municipal District
Rocky View County Land Use Bylaw C-8000-2020
adopted 2020-09-08
max height rear side: 2.00 m (6.56 ft.) on lands 0.4 ha (0.99 ac) or more · max height front: 2.00 m (6.56 ft.) on lands 0.4 ha (0.99 ac) or more; 1.00 m (3.28 ft.) on lands less than 0.4 ha (0.99 ac) · sight triangle: Residential: 3.0 m (9.84 ft.) from intersection of two roads; Non-Residential: 6.0 m (19.69 ft.); alternate siting may be required for unimpeded traffic sight lines 2026-09-27
Rockyford
Village
Village of Rockyford Land Use Bylaw 2025-007
adopted 2025-06-11
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Rosalind
Village
Village of Rosalind Land Use Bylaw No. 166 max height rear side: less than two metres · max height front: less than one metre · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Rosemary
Village
Village of Rosemary Land Use Bylaw No. 404-08 permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Private swimming pools and hot tubs shall be secured against entry to meet the requirements of the Alberta Building Code. · sight triangle: In the case of a corner lot, no fence, wall, vegetation or any combination thereof shall extend more than 1 m (3.3 ft) above the ground for an additional 4.5 m (14.8 ft) along the flankage yard without a development permit. 2026-09-27
Ross Haven
Summer Village
Summer Village of Ross Haven Land Use Bylaw 232A-10 (Revised 2016) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft); up to 1.5 m (5.0 ft) for open chain link · pool enclosure: Fence at least 1.5 m (5.0 ft) high, approved design, gates with self-latching device; or locking cover. 2026-09-27
Rycroft
Village
233-21 Land Use Amendment Bylaw Increasing Front Fence to 4 feet
adopted 2021-10-25
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · max height front: 1.23 m (4 ft) · sight triangle: in the case of a corner lot, more than 1 m (3 ft) high within the sight triangle of the site, regardless of whether or not a corner cut-off has been taken 2026-09-27
Ryley
Village
Village of Ryley Land Use Bylaw 2020-936
adopted 2020-11-03
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Saddle Hills County
Municipal District
Saddle Hills County Land Use Bylaw No. 430-2024 max height front: 1 m (3.3 ft) · sight triangle: No building, solid fence, vegetation, or finished ground elevation shall exceed 1 m (3.3 ft) in height above the average elevation of the roads, within a triangular area formed by the intersection of the boundaries of the said roads and points 30 m (98 ft) back from the intersection. 2026-09-27
Sandy Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Sandy Beach Land Use Bylaw 02-2012 (Consolidated to October 25, 2018) max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft. ) · max height front: 0.91 m (3.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Sedgewick
Town
Town of Sedgewick Land Use Bylaw No. 461 (Revised) max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · sight triangle: No person on a corner lot in any District shall erect, place or maintain, within a triangle formed by the boundaries of the site common with the streets abutting them and a straight line connecting points on each of the said boundaries a distance of six metres from the point where they intersect, a wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge or any object over one metre in height above the lowest street grade adjacent to the intersection. 2026-09-27
Sexsmith
Town
Town of Sexsmith Land Use Bylaw No. 1048
adopted 2022-04-19
max height rear side: less than 2 m (6.5 ft) · max height front: less than 1 m (3.3 ft) · pool enclosure: Outdoor pool must be protected by fence, building wall or enclosure not less than 1.8 m; gates must be self-closing and lockable from inside. 2026-09-27
Silver Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Silver Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 208/2010 (as amended)
adopted 2010-06-21
max height rear side: 2 metres · max height front: 1 metre · sight triangle: On corner Lots, fences abutting open roads shall be no higher than 1 metre above the local elevation of the ground along the fence line. 2026-09-27
Silver Sands
Summer Village
Summer Village of Silver Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 335-2023
adopted 2023-10-06
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Slave Lake
Town
Town of Slave Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 15-2025 max height rear side: 1.85 m (6 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.); 1.85 m (6 ft.) where the Front Yard abuts a Walkway · sight triangle: On corner Sites in a residential district, no fence, wall, tree, shrub or structure more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in height shall be erected, placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting roadways measuring 6.0 m (20 ft.) in both directions from the intersection. This includes lanes, streets and/or avenues. 2026-09-27
Smoky Lake
Town
Town of Smoky Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 007-18 (consolidated to May 5, 2024)
adopted 2018-10-16
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Smoky Lake County
Municipal District
Smoky Lake County Land Use Bylaw No. 1272-14 (current to August 3, 2023)
adopted 2014-12-04
permit required: yes · sight triangle: On corner sites, no fence/wall/tree/bush/structure >1.0 m (3.2 ft.) within triangular area formed by intersecting road right-of-way lines and line joining points 6.0 m (19.6 ft.) from intersection. 2026-09-27
South Baptiste
Summer Village
Summer Village of South Baptiste Land Use Bylaw No. 01-2024 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · sight triangle: 0.9 m (3.0 ft.) within 6.1 m (20.0 ft.) of an intersection 2026-09-27
South View
Summer Village
Summer Village of South View Land Use Bylaw No. 179
adopted 2015-10-28
max height rear side: 1.83 m. (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.91 m. (3.0 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Spirit River
Town
Town of Spirit River Land Use Bylaw No. 970 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · max height front: 1 m (3 ft) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Spring Lake
Village
Village of Spring Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 391
adopted 2021-10-12
permit required: no 2026-09-27
Spruce Grove
City
City of Spruce Grove Land Use Bylaw C-824-12, Part 6 General Regulations max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
St. Albert
City
City of St. Albert Land Use Bylaw 18/2024
adopted 2024-10-15
max height rear side: 2.00 m · max height front: 1.20 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
St. Paul
Town
Town of St. Paul Land Use Bylaw 2021-04 (Unofficial Office Consolidation, July 2026)
adopted 2021-04-06
— 2026-09-27
Standard
Village
Village of Standard Land Use Bylaw 2024-02
adopted 2024-09-11
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Starland County
Municipal District
Starland County Land Use Bylaw 1196
adopted 2024-02-28
max height rear side: 2m (6 ft.) · max height front: 1m (3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Stavely
Town
Town of Stavely Land Use Bylaw No. 769 (Sept. 2013, consolidated to Bylaw 863, Dec. 2023) sight triangle: all corner lots and interior laneway corner lots shall dedicate clear vision triangles as right-of-way 2026-09-27
Stettler
Town
Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw 2190-25
adopted 2025-07-22
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.2 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Stony Plain
Town
Town of Stony Plain Land Use Bylaw 2735/LUO/26
adopted 2026-05-11
max height rear side: 1.8 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Strathcona County
Specialized Municipality
Strathcona County Land Use Bylaw 24-2024, Part 3: General Regulations max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · sight triangle: location, height or both of a proposed fence shall not adversely affect sightlines or safety on a road or abutting driveway 2026-09-27
Strathmore
Town
Town of Strathmore Land Use Bylaw No. 14-11 (Consolidated July 29, 2024)
adopted 2014-09-17
max height rear side: 2m · max height front: 1m · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Sturgeon County
Municipal District
Sturgeon County Land Use Bylaw 1385/17
adopted 2017-07-10
max height rear side: 1.83m (6ft) · max height front: 1m (3.3ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Sunbreaker Cove
Summer Village
Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove Land Use Bylaw No. 99/13 (as amended) max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.56 ft.) · max height front: 1 m (3.28 ft.) · pool enclosure: secure lockable lid or fencing equipped with gates that lock in accordance with the Alberta Building Code 2026-09-27
Sundance Beach
Summer Village
Land Use Bylaw No. 2024-04
adopted 2024-11-08
max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6.0 feet) · max height front: 1.8 metres (6.0 feet) · prohibited materials: electric or barbed wire 2026-09-27
Sundre
Town
Town of Sundre Land Use Bylaw 2018-10 (Consolidated to Feb 2025)
adopted 2018-09-10
max height rear side: 2m · max height front: 1m · sight triangle: At the intersection of lanes, a 3.0 m. corner visibility triangle shall be provided. 2026-09-27
Sunrise Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Sunrise Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 71-1999 max height rear side: 6 feet · max height front: 3 feet · sight triangle: no person shall erect, place or maintain within the site triangle a wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge, or any object over 0.9 metres (3 feet) in height above the lowest street grade adjacent to the intersection. 2026-09-27
Sunset Beach
Summer Village
Summer Village of Sunset Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 147-25
adopted 2025-05-26
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Sunset Point
Summer Village
Summer Village of Sunset Point Land Use Bylaw (December 2008) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Swan Hills
Town
Town of Swan Hills Land Use Bylaw 2012 (Bylaw No. 2012-14)
adopted 2012-07-11
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · sight triangle: No fence/screening >1.0 m high within triangular area 6.0 m back from intersecting front boundary lines. 2026-09-27
Sylvan Lake
Town
Town of Sylvan Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 1695/2015 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.56 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.28 ft.) · sight triangle: 0.9 m (2.95 ft.) height limit; 3.0 m (9.84 ft.) sight triangle at intersections 2026-09-27
Taber
Town
Town of Taber Traffic Control Bylaw No. 22-2021
adopted 2021-09-13
sight triangle: A person shall not build, erect or allow to continue in existence a fence, wall or other structure other than a building on private property at or adjacent to and within six (6) meters (20 feet) from a street intersection to a height greater than one (1) meter (36 inches). 2026-09-27
Thorhild County
Municipal District
Thorhild County Land Use Bylaw 1194-2015 (Consolidated February 2026) permit required: no · sight triangle: No fence, wall, tree, bush, structure or thing more than 1.0 m (3.2 ft.) in height within the triangular area formed by intersecting road right-of-way lines and a straight line joining points 6.0 m (19.6 ft.) from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Thorsby
Town
Town of Thorsby Land Use Bylaw #2025-05
adopted 2025-08-26
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Three Hills
Town
Three Hills Land Use Bylaw (No. 1458-20) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) for portion not extending beyond foremost building; 1.0 m (3.0 ft) for portion extending beyond · sight triangle: No object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub or tree within triangle formed by lines 3.0 m (10 ft) from intersection on corner site/highway intersection to ensure good visibility for safe traffic flow. 2026-09-27
Tofield
Town
Town of Tofield Land Use Bylaw No. 1316 - Part 4 General Regulations max height rear side: 1.85 m · prohibited materials: barbed wire and posts only allowed in UR District; not on property line separating UR from other districts 2026-09-27
Trochu
Town
Town of Trochu Land Use Bylaw No. 2024-07
adopted 2024-08-12
max height rear side: 2.0 m · max height front: 1.0 m · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Two Hills
Town
Town of Two Hills Land Use Bylaw No. 2018-980
adopted 2018-08-14
max height rear side: 1.8m (6.0ft) · max height front: 0.9m (3.0ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Val Quentin
Summer Village
Summer Village of Val Quentin Land Use Bylaw No. 300-34
adopted 2026-02-18
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Valleyview
Town
Town of Valleyview Community Standards Bylaw No. 2023-11
+1 more
adopted 2023-09-11
permit required: yes · sight triangle: impairs visibility required for safe traffic flow at any intersection adjacent to the land · prohibited materials: barbed wire may only be incorporated into fences in these districts; electrification of fences is not permitted 2026-09-27
Vauxhall
Town
Town of Vauxhall Land Use Bylaw No. 833-09 (consolidated to Bylaw 973-21, January 2021)
adopted 2009-04-20
max height rear side: 1.83 m (6 ft.) · permit required: yes · sight triangle: On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which may restrict traffic visibility at street intersections, between 0.91 m (3 ft.) and 3.05 m (10 ft.) above the centre line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the property lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along the said property line 6.10 m (20 ft.) from the point of intersection. 2026-09-27
Vegreville
Town
Town of Vegreville Land Use Bylaw 11-2019 (updated to March 2026) max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft.) in Residential Districts; 2.75 m (9.0 ft.) in C1, C2, C2-H, C2-R, C3, C3-A, C4, C5, M1, M2, or I Districts · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in Residential Districts; 1.83 m (6.0 ft.) in C1, C2, C2-H, C2-R, C3, C3-A, C4, C5, M1, M2, or I Districts · pool enclosure: Swimming pool outside enclosed building must be entirely fenced at 1.83 m (6.0 ft.) or higher; gates have self-latching device and inside lock. 2026-09-27
Vermilion
Town
Town of Vermilion Land Use Bylaw No. 1-2020 (Schedules) max height rear side: 1.9 m (6.3 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Veteran
Village
Village of Veteran Land Use Bylaw No. 547-21
adopted 2021-03-23
max height rear side: 6 feet · max height front: 1 m (3.2 feet); increase to 4.0 feet to accommodate animals with approval · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Viking
Town
Town of Viking Land Use Bylaw No. 2012-640 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.2 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Vilna
Village
Village of Vilna Land Use Bylaw No. 392-98 max height rear side: 6 ft. · max height front: 3 ft. · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Vulcan
Town
Town of Vulcan Land Use Bylaw No. 1437-15 (consolidated to Bylaw 1526-25, March 2025) permit required: yes · sight triangle: all corner lots and interior laneway corner lots shall dedicate clear vision triangles as right-of-way 2026-09-27
Vulcan County
Municipal District
Vulcan County Land Use Bylaw No. 2020-028 (Consolidated to Bylaw 2026-004) sight triangle: no fence, hedge, tree or shelterbelt shall be erected which would unduly restrict the vision of approaching traffic 2026-09-27
Wainwright
Town
Town of Wainwright Land Use Bylaw No. 2022-04 max height rear side: 2.0 m (non-industrial); 2.5 m (industrial) · max height front: 1.0 m (non-industrial); 2.5 m (industrial) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Waiparous
Summer Village
Summer Village of Waiparous Land Use Bylaw No. 157-23 max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 1.6 m (5.2 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Warburg
Village
Village of Warburg Land Use Bylaw 171/20 (Updated to November 13, 2023) max height rear side: 1.8 meters · sight triangle: No wall, shrub, trees, hedge or object over one metre in height within 6 m triangle at corner lot · prohibited materials: Barbed wire in residential areas; electrification of any fences 2026-09-27
Warner
Village
Village of Warner Land Use Bylaw No. 538-12 (Consolidated to Bylaw No. 635-24, December 2024) max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) in all districts except Industrial; 2.4 m (8 ft) in Industrial · permit required: yes · pool enclosure: Any residential swimming pool with a design depth greater than 0.6 m (2 ft) shall be constructed and fenced in accordance with Safety Codes requirements. 2026-09-27
Waskatenau
Village
Village of Waskatenau Land Use Bylaw No. 686-2021 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.9 m (3 ft.) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Wembley
Town
Town of Wembley Land Use Bylaw No. 733 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · max height front: 1.2 m (4 ft) · sight triangle: No fence, wall, structure or landscaping within a sight triangle on a corner lot shall exceed 1.0 m (3 ft) in height; no object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree shall interfere with traffic safety. 2026-09-27
West Baptiste
Summer Village
Summer Village of West Baptiste Land Use Bylaw No. 106-2016 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
West Cove
Summer Village
Summer Village of West Cove Land Use Bylaw 417-16
adopted 2016-08-25
max height rear side: 1.83 m. (6.0 ft.) · max height front: 0.91 m. (3.0 ft.) · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Westlock
Town
Town of Westlock Land Use Bylaw 2022-12 (Consolidated as of April 27, 2026) max height rear side: 1.83m (6.0ft) · max height front: 0.91m (3.0ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Westlock County
Municipal District
Westlock County Land Use Bylaw 04-2016 (Consolidated as of January 2023)
adopted 2017-01-24
permit required: no 2026-09-27
Wetaskiwin
City
City of Wetaskiwin Land Use Bylaw No. 1804-13 (Consolidated May 12, 2026) — 2026-09-27
Wheatland County
Municipal District
Wheatland County Land Use Bylaw No. 2016-01
adopted 2017-05-02
max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 1.0 m (3.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
Whispering Hills
Summer Village
Summer Village of Whispering Hills Land Use Bylaw 136-23 max height rear side: 1.5 m (4.9 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft) · permit required: no 2026-09-27
White Sands
Summer Village
Summer Village of White Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 186-22
adopted 2022-06-08
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) for non-lakeside rear/side and lakeside side; 1.2 m (4.0 ft) for lakeside rear and corner side abutting flanking street · max height front: 1.2 m (4.0 ft) for non-lakeside front; 2.0 m (6.6 ft) for lakeside front · sight triangle: At the junction of two streets, no fence, wall, hedge, or other planting shall exceed 1 m (3.28 ft) in height within a triangular area formed by the intersection of the boundaries of the said roadways, or their production, and points 6 m (19.69 ft) back from their intersection. 2026-09-27
Whitecourt
Town
Town of Whitecourt Land Use Bylaw No. 1577 max height rear side: 1.8m · max height front: 1.0m (1.8m for residential property flanking arterial roads) · pool enclosure: Pool/hot tub area protected by fence/building/wall/enclosure preventing unauthorized access; fence height not less than 1.8m; gate same height, self-closing, self-latching inside not less than 1.5m above ground. 2026-09-27
Woodlands County
Municipal District
Woodlands County Land Use Bylaw 630/25
adopted 2025-09-10
max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · max height front: 2.0 m (6.6 ft) · pool enclosure: In hamlets, fence at least 2.0 m high; gates self-latching with lock inside. 2026-09-27
Yellowstone
Summer Village
Summer Village of Yellowstone Land Use Bylaw No. 171-11 max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft) · max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft); up to 1.5 m (5.0 ft) for open chain link · permit required: yes 2026-09-27
Youngstown
Village
Village of Youngstown Land Use Bylaw No. 21-718 max height rear side: 1.83 m (6 feet) · max height front: 1.2 m (4 feet) · pool enclosure: Swimming pools shall be fenced with a minimum height in consideration of applicable Provincial health and safety requirements. 2026-09-27

Nothing on file for fences & pool enclosures

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (30) — Airdrie, Argentia Beach, Arrowwood, Athabasca County, Barnwell, Bentley, Canmore, Carbon, County of Warner No. 5, Coutts, Crystal Springs, Czar, Delia, Foremost, Golden Days, Grandview, Hughenden, Innisfree, Irricana, Lamont County, Lougheed, Mackenzie County, Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66, Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130, Northern Sunrise County, Poplar Bay, Rocky Mountain House, Seba Beach, Stirling, Yellowhead County.

No bylaws published online (2, verified negatives) — Bawlf, Municipal District of Taber.

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