Fences & pool enclosures — Lethbridge County, Alberta

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The Municipal District of Lethbridge County, Alberta has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Lethbridge County Land Use Bylaw No. 24-007, verified 2026-09-27.

Lethbridge County Land Use Bylaw No. 24-007 adopted bylaw
permit required no Part 2 (4)(i)
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. Part 3 (RA) s. 10(a), (c)
scout note

In Hamlets, fences/hedges over 0.91m within 7.62m of a public road right-of-way need a permit and rear/side fences are capped at 1.83m; in Grouped Country Residential areas the threshold is 1.22m within 10m of the road, also 1.83m rear/side; rural fences/hedges/shelterbelts must meet corner sight-triangle setbacks and can't obstruct approaching traffic.

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