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Fences & pool enclosures — Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan: RM of Spiritwood No. 496 Zoning Bylaw No. 4/2015 (consolidated)

In the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by RM of Spiritwood No. 496 Zoning Bylaw No. 4/2015 (consolidated), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height rear side: 2.4 meters (8 ft.).

RM of Spiritwood No. 496 Zoning Bylaw No. 4/2015 (consolidated) adopted bylaw

max height rear side	2.4 meters (8 ft.)	"No fence or screening device shall exceed 2.4 meters (8 ft.) in height within a required side or"
permit required	yes	"The erection of any fence or retaining wall under 0.6096 metres (2 feet)"
sight triangle	Screening devices shall not locate within a sight triangle; no building, structure, earth pile, vegetation, etc. shall obstruct driver vision within sight line triangles.	"Screening devices shall not locate within a sight triangle as defined in this Bylaw"

scout note

Fence/hedge heights capped at 2.4 m in side/rear yards of residential districts (barbed wire exempt); screening can't block sight triangles, which extend 230 m along provincial highways and 80 m along grid roads or rail lines.