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Fences & pool enclosures — Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne, Manitoba

In the Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne, Manitoba, max height rear side: 6 feet in RR or GD Zones; max height front: 4 feet in RR or GD Zones; permit required: True; pool enclosure: fence with lockable gates and minimum height of 1.83 metres (6 feet); prevent child from crawling underneath. Source: Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne Zoning By-law No. 14/2018, verified 2026-08-28.

Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne Zoning By-law No. 14/2018 adopted bylaw

max height rear side	6 feet in RR or GD Zones	s. 3.18(a)
max height front	4 feet in RR or GD Zones	s. 3.18(b)
permit required	True	s. 1.9.1
pool enclosure	fence with lockable gates and minimum height of 1.83 metres (6 feet); prevent child from crawling underneath	s. 5.1(b)
sight triangle	obstruction greater than 0.76 metres (2.5 feet) above road surface prohibited on corner sites in GD Zone	s. 3.20
prohibited materials	security fencing (electric, barbed wire, razor wire) in RR/GD; debris, junk or waste materials	s. 3.18(c), s. 3.18(d)

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Fences in RR/GD zones limited to 6 ft (4 ft if in front of the house); electric, barbed and razor-wire security fencing banned. Near street corners, fences/hedges over 2.5 ft are barred within the sight triangle. Swimming pools/hot tubs over 2 ft deep need a lockable 6 ft fence.