Daajing Giids fence rules: permits and height limits

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

Daajing Giids, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

How it works

Fence heights are set in section 3 (General Provisions, Fences) of the Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013. 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 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.