Fences & pool enclosures — Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba

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In the Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba, max height rear side: 6 feet (1.82m); max height front: 3 feet (0.91m); sight triangle: No structure exceeding three (3) feet above grade shall be located within a triangular area... measured ten (10) feet along each property boundary from the intersection.; prohibited materials: electric fences or barbed wire fences. Source: Zoning By-Law No. 2021-04, verified 2026-08-28.

Zoning By-Law No. 2021-04 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 6 feet (1.82m) s. 2.31(b)(ii)
max height front 3 feet (0.91m) s. 2.31(b)(i)
sight triangle No structure exceeding three (3) feet above grade shall be located within a triangular area... measured ten (10) feet along each property boundary from the intersection. s. 2.15(a)
prohibited materials electric fences or barbed wire fences s. 2.31(a)
scout note

Residential fences capped at 3 ft in front yard and 6 ft in side/rear yard, no electric or barbed wire; non-residential fences up to 4 ft front / 8 ft side-rear, with limited barbed-wire allowance in agricultural/industrial zones.

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