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Fences & pool enclosures — Selkirk, Manitoba

In the City of Selkirk, Manitoba, max height rear side: Table 2: R=6.5 ft, C/PR/OS/I=6.5 ft to 8 ft, M=10 ft, A=Unlimited; max height front: Table 2: R/C/PR/OS=4 ft, M/I=6.5 ft to 8 ft, A=Unlimited; permit required: True; pool enclosure: Completely enclosed per Manitoba Building Code. Gates min 5ft height, self-closing with lockable latch.. Source: City of Selkirk Zoning By-law 4968 (Consolidation), verified 2026-08-28.

City of Selkirk Zoning By-law 4968 (Consolidation) adopted bylaw

max height rear side	Table 2: R=6.5 ft, C/PR/OS/I=6.5 ft to 8 ft, M=10 ft, A=Unlimited	Table 2
max height front	Table 2: R/C/PR/OS=4 ft, M/I=6.5 ft to 8 ft, A=Unlimited	Table 2
permit required	True	s. 3.7.3, s. 11.2
pool enclosure	Completely enclosed per Manitoba Building Code. Gates min 5ft height, self-closing with lockable latch.	s. 3.24.3, s. 3.24.4
prohibited materials	electric fences or barbed wire fences except in agricultural zones	s. 3.16.2

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Selkirk Zoning By-law 4968 (office consolidation, last updated 2025-12-17): Table 2 caps fence height at 4 ft in front yards and 6.5 ft in side/rear yards for Residential zones (up to 10 ft with barbed wire atop industrial fences abutting residential).