100 Mile House fence rules: permits and height limits
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.
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.Building Bylaw No. 695, 1996 consolidation, s. 2 definition of 'structure' · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingimprovement, retaining walls under 1.0m in height, signs and fences; |
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| 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).Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12.2(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording1.2 metres in height between the front parcel line and the building or use |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12.2(b) and 5.12.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording2.0 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: |
| 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).Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.15.1 and 5.15.2 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording1 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 |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12.1 and 5.13.2; Building Bylaw No. 695, 1996 consolidation, Part 8, ss. 8.2 and 8.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe 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 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. |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, s. 5.12 (Fence Heights) and s. 5.15 (Vision Clearance at Intersections)Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026, cover · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 5.12 Fence Heights |
How it works
The Building Bylaw No. 695 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.
Steps
- Check the height limit for your lot (below).
- If you are on a corner lot, check the vision clearance rule.
- 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
The same question in other places
Clinton · Williams Lake · Cache Creek · Barriere · Clearwater · Ashcroft
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House (read 2026-11-08)
- Building Bylaw No. 695, 1996 consolidation (PDF), District of 100 Mile House (read 2026-11-08)
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