---
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?"
place: Daajing Giids, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/daajing-giids
category: Building, renovating and your property
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Daajing Giids
sources_read: 2026-11-08
review: machine_checked
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/fence-rules/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/fence-rules.json"
---

# Daajing Giids 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 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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Daajing Giids, https://daajinggiids.ca)  
**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:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 903A Oceanview Drive, Daajing Giids, BC V0T 1S0 (Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed 12 to 1 and on statutory holidays.)
- Phone: Village office, 250-559-4765
- Email: Village office, office@daajinggiids.ca

## Key facts

- **Permit:** Not confirmed. The zoning bylaw does not say whether a fence needs a permit.
- **Height, front yard:** Up to 1.2 m in the front yard (and on any street-facing side yard of a corner lot) in a residential zone.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 3, Fences](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Height, side and rear yards:** Up to 1.8 m in side and rear yards in a residential zone.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 3, Fences](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Corner lots and sightlines:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 3, Fences](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "exceed 1.2 meters in height in the front yard or on any street" … "facing side yard of a corner lot."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Other rules:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 1, Fence](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013 (Village of Queen Charlotte Zoning Bylaw, consolidated), Section 3 (General Provisions), Fences
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), title](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
  - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW NO. 64-2013"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Fence 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:

- 1.8 m in the rear and side yards.
- 1.2 m in the front yard, or on any street-facing side yard of a corner lot.

The 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.

The 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.

## Steps

1. Work out which yard the fence is in and apply the 1.8 m or 1.2 m limit.
2. Call the Village office (250-559-4765) to ask whether a permit is needed.

## Good to know

- Commercial and industrial zones have their own buffer-fence rules. Ask the office if your lot is in one.
- 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.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/)
- [Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids)](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/)

## Related questions

- [Daajing Giids zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Daajing Giids permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/deck-shed-garage-permit.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fence height limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fence-rules.md)
- [Port Clements](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/fence-rules.md)
- [Masset](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/fence-rules.md)
- [Port Edward](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/fence-rules.md)
- [Prince Rupert](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/fence-rules.md)
- [Kitimat](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/fence-rules.md)
- [Terrace](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/fence-rules.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/25383/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw 182-2026, amending Siting and Use Permits Bylaw No. 102-2017 (Village of Daajing Giids)](https://daajinggiids.civicweb.net/document/48083/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Daajing Giids](https://daajinggiids.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

_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. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with Village of Daajing Giids. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/fence-rules/_