{"title":"Daajing Giids fence rules: permits and height limits","question":"Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be?","slug":"fence-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/daajing-giids","name":"Daajing Giids","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 Daajing Giids","url":"https://daajinggiids.ca"},"short_answer":"In Daajing Giids a fence in a residential zone can be up to 1.8 m high in side and rear yards and up to 1.2 m in the front yard or a street-facing side yard on a corner lot. The zoning bylaw does not say whether a permit is needed, so ask the Village office.","aliases":["fence height daajing giids","fence permit daajing giids","queen charlotte fence rules","how high can my fence be daajing giids"],"cost":"The Village does not state a fence permit fee. See the building-permit-fees answer for the Siting and Use Permit fee.","how_long":"Not applicable; no fence permit process is described.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"903A Oceanview Drive, Daajing Giids, BC V0T 1S0","note":"Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed 12 to 1 and on statutory holidays."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village office","value":"250-559-4765"},{"type":"email","label":"Village office","value":"office@daajinggiids.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids","url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/"},{"title":"Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids)","url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Daajing Giids zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Daajing Giids permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/masset","name":"Masset","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-edward","name":"Port Edward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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":"not_published","note":"The zoning bylaw does not say whether a fence needs a permit.","sources":[]},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"Up to 1.2 m in the front yard (and on any street-facing side yard of a corner lot) in a residential zone.","short":"1.2 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids","section":"s. 3, Fences","quotes":["No fence in a residential zone shall exceed 1.8 meters in height when located in the rear","exceed 1.2 meters in height in the front yard or on any street"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"Up to 1.8 m in side and rear yards in a residential zone.","short":"1.8 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids","section":"s. 3, Fences","quotes":["No fence in a residential zone shall exceed 1.8 meters in height when located in the rear","and side yard areas, or exceed 1.2 meters in height in the front yard"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"On a corner lot, a street-facing side yard has the front-yard limit of 1.2 m. No separate sightline or driveway-corner rule found.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids","section":"s. 3, Fences","quotes":["exceed 1.2 meters in height in the front yard or on any street","facing side yard of a corner lot."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"The zoning bylaw defines a fence as a hedge, railing, trellis, louvres or other screen forming a boundary to or enclosing a parcel. A fence that forms part of a building is regulated as part of that building.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids","section":"s. 1, Fence","quotes":["FENCE: means a hedge, railing, trellis louvers or other screen forming a boundary to or","then it shall be regulated as part of such building"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013 (Village of Queen Charlotte Zoning Bylaw, consolidated), Section 3 (General Provisions), Fences","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids","section":"title","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW NO. 64-2013"]}],"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 in section 3 (General Provisions, Fences) of the [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/). In a residential zone, no fence may be higher than:\n\n- 1.8 m in the rear and side yards.\n- 1.2 m in the front yard, or on any street-facing side yard of a corner lot.\n\nThe bylaw defines a fence as a hedge, railing, trellis, louvres or other screen forming a boundary to or enclosing a parcel. A fence that forms part of a building is regulated as part of that building. We found no separate sightline or driveway-corner rule.\n\nThe zoning bylaw does not say whether a fence needs a permit, and the Village has no building bylaw posted. The [Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/) requires a Siting and Use Permit before construction, but we could not read its thresholds, so ask the Village whether it covers a fence.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Work out which yard the fence is in and apply the 1.8 m or 1.2 m limit.\n2. Call the Village office (250-559-4765) to ask whether a permit is needed.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Commercial and industrial zones have their own buffer-fence rules. Ask the office if your lot is in one.\n- The Village's posted consolidation of the zoning bylaw lists amendments only to Bylaw 152-2022 (August 15, 2022), and the bylaw still uses the former name, Village of Queen Charlotte.","sources":[{"url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/","title":"Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://daajinggiids.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Daajing Giids","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/daajing-giids/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/fence-rules.json"}}