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Fences & pool enclosures — Slave Lake, Alberta: Town of Slave Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 15-2025

In the Town of Slave Lake, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Slave Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 15-2025, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.); 1.85 m (6 ft.) where the Front Yard abuts a Walkway. Max height rear side: 1.85 m (6 ft.). Prohibited materials: barbed or razor wire.

Town of Slave Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 15-2025 adopted bylaw

max height rear side	1.85 m (6 ft.)	s. 3.1.1(d)(i)
max height front	1.0 m (3.3 ft.); 1.85 m (6 ft.) where the Front Yard abuts a Walkway	s. 3.1.1(d)(ii)
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.	s. 3.1.1(e)
prohibited materials	barbed or razor wire	s. 3.1.1(b)

scout note

Fences/walls/hedges in residential districts capped at 1.85 m (6 ft) in side/rear yards and 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in front yards (1.85 m where the front yard abuts a walkway); nothing over 1.0 m allowed within a 6.0 m corner-lot sight triangle; no barbed/razor wire (Sec. 3.1.1).