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title: "100 Mile House fence rules: permits and height limits"
question: "Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be?"
place: 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Building, renovating and your property
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owner_body: District of 100 Mile House
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# 100 Mile House fence rules: permits and height limits

**Question:** Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be?

**Short answer:** In 100 Mile House the Building Bylaw does not treat a fence as a structure, so it lists no building permit for one. Under the Zoning Bylaw a fence may be 1.2 m high in the front and 2.0 m elsewhere on most lots. Confirm with the District before you build.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of 100 Mile House, https://www.100milehouse.com)  
**Cost:** No fence permit fee is listed in the District's Fees and Charges Bylaw.  
**How long:** Not applicable; no fence permit is listed.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, #1-385 Birch Ave., 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: District office, 250-395-2434

## Key facts

- **Permit:** No building permit is required for a fence: the Building Bylaw defines 'structure' to exclude fences (and retaining walls under 1.0 m). A fence must still meet the height rules in the Zoning Bylaw, s. 5.12.
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 695, 1996 consolidation, s. 2 definition of 'structure'](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/bylaw%20695%20consolidated%20Building%20Bylaw_updated%20May%2016%202023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "improvement, retaining walls under 1.0m in height, signs and fences;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Height, front yard:** 1.2 metres between the front parcel line and the building or use on the parcel (fences, walls and hedges, other than required screening).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12.2(a)](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1.2 metres in height between the front parcel line and the building or use"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Height, side and rear yards:** 2.0 metres elsewhere on the parcel; 3.0 metres in agricultural and industrial zones; 2.5 metres in the CD-3 zone. Open mesh or chain link fences may reach 4.0 metres in agricultural, industrial or institutional/public use zones.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12.2(b) and 5.12.3](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "2.0 metres in height elsewhere on the parcel except for agricultural and" … "industrial zones in which the height must not exceed 3.0 metres." … "maximum height of 4.0 metres." … "A fence to be 2.5 metres in height elsewhere on the parcel." … "General regulation 5.12.2 amended to allow:"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Corner lots and sightlines:** Nothing over 1 metre high (landscaping, buildings or structures, but chain link fences are excepted) within a triangle 6 metres along the lot lines from where streets intersect. In the C-1 zone, no structure or vegetation between 1 and 3 metres high within 3 metres of the lot line next to the highway (poles, signs, columns and tree trunks excepted).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.15.1 and 5.15.2](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1 metre in height other than a chain link fence, above the established grade" … "within a triangular plane 6 metres along" … "In the C-1 Zone no structure or vegetation except a supporting column or"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other rules:** Height is measured from the average grade one metre from both sides of the fence. A swimming pool (over 15 m² and 1.0 m deep) must be enclosed by a fence at least 1.5 m high, no openings over 100 mm, with a self-closing, spring-locked gate. Storage yards need a solid fence or wall 2.4 m high or a hedge 1.5 m high.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12.1 and 5.13.2](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The height of a fence, wall or hedge will be measured from the average grade" … "storage yards must be screened with a solid fence or wall 2.4 metres in height"
  - Source: [Building Bylaw No. 695, 1996 consolidation, Part 8, ss. 8.2 and 8.3](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/bylaw%20695%20consolidated%20Building%20Bylaw_updated%20May%2016%202023.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A swimming pool shall be enclosed with a fence having a minimum height of" … "1.5m, and having no openings greater than 100mm at their least dimension."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12 (Fence Heights) and s. 5.15 (Vision Clearance at Intersections)
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, cover](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026" … "5.12 Fence Heights"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Building Bylaw No. 695](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/bylaw%20695%20consolidated%20Building%20Bylaw_updated%20May%2016%202023.pdf) defines "structure" so that it excludes fences, so no building permit is required for a fence. A fence must still meet the height rules in section 5.12 of the [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf).

## Steps

1. Check the height limit for your lot (below).
2. If you are on a corner lot, check the vision clearance rule.
3. Call the District office at 250-395-2434 if you are unsure which rule applies to your zone.

## Good to know

- Front: 1.2 m high between the front parcel line and the building or use on the parcel (fences, walls and hedges, other than required screening).
- Elsewhere on the parcel: 2.0 m. In agricultural and industrial zones, 3.0 m. In the CD-3 zone, 2.5 m.
- Open mesh or chain link fences may reach 4.0 m in agricultural, industrial or institutional/public use zones.
- Height is measured from the average grade one metre from both sides of the fence.
- Corner lots: nothing over 1 m high (landscaping, buildings or structures, but chain link fences are excepted) within a triangle 6 m along the lot lines from where streets intersect. In the C-1 zone, no structure or vegetation between 1 and 3 m high within 3 m of the lot line next to the highway (poles, signs, columns and tree trunks excepted).
- A swimming pool over 15 m² and 1.0 m deep must be enclosed by a fence at least 1.5 m high, with no openings over 100 mm and a self-closing, spring-locked gate.
- Storage yards need a solid fence or wall 2.4 m high or a hedge 1.5 m high.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466 (PDF)](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf)
- [Building Bylaw No. 695 (PDF)](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/bylaw%20695%20consolidated%20Building%20Bylaw_updated%20May%2016%202023.pdf)

## Related questions

- [100 Mile House permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/deck-shed-garage-permit.md)
- [100 Mile House zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/zoning-lookup.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fence height limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fence-rules.md)
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- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/fence-rules.md)
- [Clearwater](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/fence-rules.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Building Bylaw No. 695, 1996 consolidation (PDF), District of 100 Mile House](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/bylaw%20695%20consolidated%20Building%20Bylaw_updated%20May%2016%202023.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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