Fences & pool enclosures — Municipality of Swan Valley West, Manitoba

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In the Municipality of Swan Valley West, Manitoba, max height rear side: six (6) feet; max height front: three (3) feet; permit required: False; sight triangle: AG Zone: 125 ft from corner, no visibility obstruction. GD Zone: 10 ft from corner, max 3 ft height.. Source: Rural Municipality of Swan River Zoning By-law No. 2383-04; Village of Benito Zoning By-law No. 10/04, verified 2026-08-28.

Rural Municipality of Swan River Zoning By-law No. 2383-04 adopted bylaw
max height rear side six (6) feet s. 3.5(c)
max height front three (3) feet s. 3.5(c)
permit required False s. 7.6.3(a)(i)
sight triangle AG Zone: 125 ft from corner, no visibility obstruction. GD Zone: 10 ft from corner, max 3 ft height. s. 3.3(e), s. 3.4
scout note

Legacy RM of Swan River zoning by-law, hosted as Swan Valley West's rural zoning bylaw. Fence height in required yards: max 3 ft front yard, max 6 ft side/rear yard; electric/barbed-wire/chain-link fences permitted only in specified zones.

Village of Benito Zoning By-law No. 10/04 adopted bylaw
max height rear side six (6) feet (Residential/Institutional), eight (8) feet (Commercial/Industrial) s. 6.5.1(b); s. 7.5.1(b); s. 8.3.5(f)(ii)
max height front four (4) feet (Residential/Institutional), eight (8) feet (Commercial/Industrial) s. 6.5.1(a); s. 7.5.1(a); s. 8.3.5(f)(i)
permit required False s. 10.6.3(a)(i)
pool enclosure enclosures for swimming pools shall be subject to the provisions of The Manitoba Building Code s. 6.5.1(b)
sight triangle max height three (3) feet within corner vision triangles s. 6.3.7
prohibited materials electric fence, barbed wire fence (Residential/CC); chain link fence (Residential front yard) s. 6.5.2; s. 6.5.3; s. 7.5.2; s. 7.5.3
scout note

Legacy Village of Benito zoning by-law, hosted as Swan Valley West's LUD zoning bylaw. Fences/walls max 4 ft in front yard, 6 ft in side/rear yards; no chain-link fence in front yard; no electric or barbed-wire fence in residential zones.

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: https://munswanvalleywest.com/ · Last verified 2026-08-28 · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities