Fences & pool enclosures — Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan

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In the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161 Zoning Bylaw #6-2011, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.2 meters (4 feet). Max height rear side: 2.4 meters (8 feet). Prohibited materials: In Country Residential Districts, barbed wire or razor wire fences are prohibited.

Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161 Zoning Bylaw #6-2011 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.4 meters (8 feet) "No fence or screening device shall exceed 2.4 meters (8 feet) in height within a"
max height front 1.2 meters (4 feet) "No fence or screening device shall exceed 1.2 meters (4 feet) in height if placed"
sight triangle On corner lots, the portion contiguous to a public road allowance is considered front yard; screening devices shall not locate within a sight triangle; no building, structure, earth pile, vegetation, etc. shall obstruct driver vision within sight line triangles. s. 4.11.4; s. 4.11.5; s. 4.23
prohibited materials In Country Residential Districts, barbed wire or razor wire fences are prohibited. "No barbed wire or razor wire fences shall be allowed"
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Section 4.11 caps fences at 1.2m in front yards and 2.4m in side/rear yards (2.4m max in Commercial/Industrial), bans screening in sight triangles, and in Country Residential Districts limits front yard fences to 1.0m/rear to 2.0m and bans barbed/razor wire. Section 8.11 requires swimming pools to be fenced to 1.8m with a self-latching gate.

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: http://www.moosejawrm161.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-27 · Fences & pool enclosures across Saskatchewan · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities