Fences & pool enclosures — Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, Alberta

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In the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 Land Use Bylaw No. 10-26, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.2 m (3.9 ft). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft). Prohibited materials: Barbed wire fencing prohibited in all other Hamlet Residential and Hamlet Non-Residential Districts; allowed in R-1 Benchlands for livestock.

Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 Land Use Bylaw No. 10-26 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.0 m (6.6 ft) C.5.2.1 Table B
max height front 1.2 m (3.9 ft) C.5.2.1 Table A
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. C.2.3.1
prohibited materials Barbed wire fencing prohibited in all other Hamlet Residential and Hamlet Non-Residential Districts; allowed in R-1 Benchlands for livestock. C.5.2.1 Table C
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In Hamlet Residential districts, caps fences at 1.2 m in front yards (2.0 m in the Benchlands R-1 district) and 2.0 m in side/rear yards, prohibits barbed wire there, and bars fences and other objects inside intersection sight-line triangles; industrial sites need screening fences/berms per Table 34.

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: http://www.mdbighorn.ca · Last verified 2026-09-27 · Fences & pool enclosures across Alberta · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities