How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
In the City of Steinbach, Manitoba, max height rear side: 6.5 ft (2.0 m) (Residential/Commercial), 10 ft (3.0 m) (Industrial/Parks); max height front: 3 ft (0.9 m) (Residential/Commercial), 4 ft (1.2 m) (M-MX), 10 ft (3.0 m) (Parks/M1/M2); permit required: False; prohibited materials: electric fences, barbed wire (except M1/M2), debris, junk, waste, chicken wire, snow fencing, razor wire. Source: Zoning By-Law No. 2245, verified 2026-08-28.
Zoning By-Law No. 2245
adopted bylaw
max height rear side
6.5 ft (2.0 m) (Residential/Commercial), 10 ft (3.0 m) (Industrial/Parks)
Table 7-1
max height front
3 ft (0.9 m) (Residential/Commercial), 4 ft (1.2 m) (M-MX), 10 ft (3.0 m) (Parks/M1/M2)
Caps fences at 3 ft in front yards and 6.5 ft in side/rear yards for residential/commercial/institutional zones; bans electric, barbed-wire, chicken-wire and debris/junk fences.