{"title":"Clinton fence rules: permits and height limits","question":"Do I need a permit to build a fence in Clinton, and how high can it be?","slug":"fence-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"In Clinton, fences in residential zones can be up to 1.2 m high in the front yard and 2.0 m in side and rear yards. No fence may be over 3.5 m in any zone. Fences are not listed as needing a building permit in the TNRD guide read.","aliases":["fence height clinton bc","fence bylaw clinton","pool fence clinton","corner lot fence clinton"],"cost":"No fee for a fence is stated on the sources read.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-459-2261"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@village.clinton.bc.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"TNRD Building Inspection Services","value":"250-377-8673"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Clinton permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Clinton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Clinton building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/building-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/fence-rules/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fence height limits in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fence-rules/"},"facts":{"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Village's Building Bylaw No. 589 is a scanned PDF that could not be read.","sources":[]},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"1.2 m (3.9 ft) in the front yard of residential zones.","short":"1.2 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1.2","quotes":["In residential Zones, a person shall not erect a Fence greater than 1.2 metres (3.9 feet) in"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"2.0 m (6.5 ft) in side and rear yards of residential zones. A deer fence along the side or rear may be taller if the part above 2.0 m is see-through (not chain-link, barbed or razor wire). No fence over 3.5 m in any zone.","short":"2.0 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1.1-5.1.3","quotes":["Height in the Front Yard and 2.0 metres (6.5 feet) in Height in the Side Yard and Rear Yard.","A person may erect a deer Fence along the side and rear of a Parcel greater than 2.0","In all Zones, a person shall not erect a Fence greater than 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) in Height."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"On a corner parcel, nothing (landscaping, screening, building or structure) over 1 m above street grade within the triangle formed by the street lines and a line joining points 7.5 m (25 ft) from where the street lines meet.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.3.1","quotes":["On a corner Parcel, a person shall not plant or erect landscaping, screening, a Building, or","a Structure to a Height greater than 1 metre (3.3 feet) above the established Grade of the","on the Street lines, 7.5 metres (25 feet) from the point of intersection of the street lines"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"Pool fencing and its gate must be at least 2.5 m (8 ft) high with a child-proof lock. Height is the vertical distance from average finished site grade to the highest point. A deer fence may exceed 2.0 m only if the part above is see-through (not chain-link, barbed or razor wire).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1.4-5.1.5","quotes":["A person shall not erect pool Fencing and its gate less than 2.5 metres (8 feet) in Height.","the person shall install a child proof lock on the gate.","HEIGHT means the vertical distance between the average finished site Grade and the highest point","link, barbed wire, and razor wire Fencing."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 5.1 (fences) and s. 4.3 (corner visibility).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.1","quotes":["Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nFence heights are set by s. 5.1 of the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf).\n\n- Front yard of residential zones: 1.2 m (3.9 ft).\n- Side and rear yards of residential zones: 2.0 m (6.5 ft). A deer fence along the side or rear may be taller if the part above 2.0 m is see-through (not chain-link, barbed or razor wire).\n- No fence over 3.5 m in any zone.\n- Height is the vertical distance from average finished site grade to the highest point.\n\nFences are not listed among the work needing a building permit in the TNRD guide read. The Village's Building Bylaw No. 589, 2023 is a scanned PDF and could not be read, so ask before you build.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your property lines first.\n2. Check your zone and these heights in the zoning bylaw, or call the Village office at 250-459-2261.\n3. For a retaining wall over 1.2 m, call TNRD Building Inspection Services at 250-377-8673. The TNRD guide says it needs a building permit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- On a corner parcel, nothing (landscaping, screening, building or structure) may be over 1 m above street grade within the triangle formed by the street lines and a line joining points 7.5 m (25 ft) from where the street lines meet.\n- Pool fencing and its gate must be at least 2.5 m (8 ft) high with a child-proof lock, as the bylaw reads. Section 6.12 has a separate pool fence rule, so confirm with the Village.","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1-GUIDE-to-BP-app-for-dwellings-Mar-2021.pdf","title":"Guide to Building Permit Application for Dwellings, March 2021 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/fence-rules.json"}}