Fence height limits in British Columbia, by municipality
153 placesWhat the bylaws of 153 places in British Columbia say on the same question, side by side. Each cell is a short form of a fact that is sourced, quoted and checked on the place's own page.
| Place | Permit | Height, front yard | Height, side and rear yards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Mile House | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m (3.0 m in agricultural, industrial) |
| Abbotsford | No building permit | Not stated in text; City FAQ says 1.2 m | 1.8 m per City FAQ; text is an image |
| Anmore | No building permit | 1.6 m | 1.8 m |
| Armstrong | No building permit (yes for pool fences) | 1.2 m | 2 m (1.2 m on street side) |
| Ashcroft | Not confirmed | 1.2 m | 2.0 m (2.4 m in A1, RR1, P1, M1) |
| Barriere | No separate fence permit described | 1 m | 2 m |
| Belcarra | No building permit | 1.8 m | 2 m |
| Bowen Island | No building permit | No separate limit (2.5 m anywhere on lot) | 2.5 m |
| Burnaby | No building permit | 1.07 m | 1.8 m in R, C, P districts |
| Burns Lake | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m (4.0 m in industrial zones) |
| Cache Creek | Not confirmed | 1.2 m (2.4 m in M1, P1 to P3) | 2.0 m in R1 to R3, C1, C3 |
| Campbell River | No building permit | 1.2 m within 5.0 m of front lot line | 1.8 m (2.43 m in commercial, industrial) |
| Canal Flats | No building permit | 1.2 m (1.8 m in zones not listed) | 1.8 m (1.2 m on side yard next to highway) |
| Castlegar | No building permit | 1.2 m (1.8 m in public, industrial) | 1.8 m (1.2 m on exterior side yard) |
| Central Saanich | No building permit | 1.3 m | 1.9 m in residential zones |
| Chetwynd | No building permit | 1.0 m | 1.8 m in R and RU zones |
| Chilliwack | No building permit for ordinary fence | None set | None set |
| Clearwater | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Clinton | Not confirmed | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Coldstream | No building permit | 1.2 m (2 m if 40% transparent) | 2 m |
| Colwood | No building permit (yes for pool fences) | No general limit found | No general limit found |
| Comox | No fence permit stated | 1.2 m (2.4 m in other zones) | 2.4 m |
| Coquitlam | No City permit | 1.3 m in front of building face | 1.8 m behind front face of building |
| Courtenay | No building permit | 1.25 m | 2.0 m |
| Cranbrook | No building permit | 1.0 m | 1.8 m |
| Creston | Not confirmed | 1.2 m | 1.8 m rear; no separate side limit |
| Cumberland | No building permit up to 2.0 m | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Daajing Giids | Not confirmed | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Dawson Creek | No permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Delta | No building permit | 1.2 m (0.9 m in RD2 zone) | 1.8 m behind front setback line |
| District of North Vancouver | No building permit | 6 ft (1.8 m) in RS zones | 6 ft (1.8 m) in RS zones |
| Duncan | No building permit under 2 m rear and side, 1.2 m front | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Elkford | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Enderby | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Esquimalt | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m in RS-1 |
| Fernie | No building permit | 1.0 m | 2.0 m |
| Fort St James | No building permit | 1 m | 2 m (2.4 m in industrial, commercial) |
| Fort St. John | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Fraser Lake | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Fruitvale | No building permit | 1.3 m | 2.0 m (2.4 m next to commercial, industrial) |
| Gibsons | No building permit | 1.5 m | 2.4 m |
| Gold River | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Golden | No building permit | 1.0 m | 2.0 m |
| Grand Forks | No building permit | 1.3 m closed (1.85 m open) | Side: 1.85 m closed, 2.4 m open; no rear figure |
| Granisle | No fence permit mentioned | 1 m | 1.8 m |
| Greenwood | Not confirmed | 1.3 m screening (open fencing no limit) | 2 m screening; open fencing no limit |
| Harrison Hot Springs | No building permit up to 2.4 m | 1.2 m (2.0 m with transparent mesh above) | 1.8 m |
| Hazelton | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Highlands | Not confirmed | No separate limit (2.5 m within 10 m of lot line) | 2.5 m within 10 m of lot line |
| Hope | Not confirmed | 1.2 m | 2 m in RS-1 (2.5 m in other zones) |
| Houston | No fence permit listed | 1.2 m (1.8 m next to highway or arterial) | 1.8 m |
| Hudson's Hope | No development permit; building permit unconfirmed | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Invermere | No building permit | 1.0 m (2.0 m in R-MP, RR, P zones) | 2.0 m |
| Kamloops | No building permit (pool fences excepted) | 1.2 m (2 m in CR-1 to CR-3) | 2 m |
| Kaslo | Not confirmed | 0.9 m | 2.0 m |
| Kelowna | Not confirmed | 1.2 m along a street | 2 m |
| Kent | No building permit | 1.8 m | 2.4 m |
| Keremeos | No building permit | 1.3 m | 1.9 m |
| Kimberley | No building permit | 2.15 m (no separate front limit) | 2.15 m |
| Kitimat | Yes, fence permit ($10) | 1.2 m | 2 m in required yards |
| Ladysmith | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m (1.2 m on street side) |
| Lake Country | Generally no building permit | 2.0 m (no separate front limit) | 2.0 m (2.4 m next to agricultural, commercial) |
| Lake Cowichan | No building permit set out | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Langford | No building permit (pool fences excepted) | 1.2 m for open style fence | 1.8 m |
| Langley City | No building permit | 2.0 m in R zones (no separate front limit) | 2.0 m in R zones |
| Lantzville | No building permit | Varies by zone | Varies by zone: 1.8 m or 2 m |
| Lillooet | No building permit | 2.13 m (no separate front limit) | 2.13 m (no separate limit) |
| Lions Bay | No building permit | 1.9 m (no separate front limit) | 1.9 m |
| Logan Lake | No building permit | 1 m | 2 m |
| Lumby | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Lytton | No building permit | 1.3 m | 1.8 m |
| Mackenzie | No fence permit stated | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Maple Ridge | Not confirmed | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Masset | Not confirmed | 1.2 m (draft bylaw, not adopted) | 1.8 m (draft bylaw, not adopted) |
| Merritt | No building permit | 1.25 m | 2.0 m |
| Metchosin | None set | None set | None set |
| Mission | Not confirmed | 1.2 m inside Urban Growth Boundary | 1.9 m inside Urban Growth Boundary |
| Montrose | No building permit | 1.3 m | 2.0 m |
| Nakusp | No building permit | 2.13 m (no separate front limit) | 2.13 m |
| Nanaimo | No building permit | 1.2 m in required front yard | 2.4 m in R1 to R10, R14, R15 |
| Nelson | No building permit | 1 m | 2 m |
| New Denver | Not confirmed | 2 m | 2 m |
| New Hazelton | Not confirmed | 1.2 m next to a street (no separate front rule) | 1.8 m |
| New Westminster | No building permit | 4 ft (1.22 m) | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| North Cowichan | Not confirmed | 1.2 m in most residential zones | 2.0 m in most residential zones |
| North Saanich | No under 2 m; yes for 2 m or higher | 1.2 m | 1.9 m |
| North Vancouver | No building permit | 1.22 m (4 ft) in RS and RT zones | 1.829 m (6 ft) behind front face |
| Northern Rockies | No building permit under 1.8 m | 1.2 m | 1.8 m (2.4 m next to agricultural, commercial) |
| Oak Bay | Not confirmed | 1.38 m (4.5 feet) | 2 m |
| Oliver | Not confirmed | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Osoyoos | No under 1.2 m; taller appears to need one | 1.2 m (2.0 m in AG zone) | 2.0 m |
| Parksville | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Peachland | No building permit | 1.22 m | 2.0 m |
| Pemberton | No building permit for fences under 1.8 m | 1.2 m (2 m with transparent mesh above) | 1.8 m |
| Penticton | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Pitt Meadows | No building permit | 1.2 m in urban residential zones | 1.8 m in urban residential zones |
| Port Alberni | Not confirmed | 1.25 m | 1.8 m |
| Port Clements | Not confirmed | No separate limit (2.0 m at property line) | 2.0 m at property line |
| Port Coquitlam | Not stated for fences | 1.2 m | 2.5 m |
| Port Edward | No fence permit mentioned | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Port Hardy | No building permit | 1.23 m | 2.5 m |
| Port McNeill | Not confirmed | None set | None set |
| Port Moody | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Pouce Coupe | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.45 m in R-zones |
| Powell River | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Prince George | No permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m (2.5 m next to agricultural, commercial) |
| Prince Rupert | Yes, building permit ($50) | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Princeton | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Qualicum Beach | No building permit listed | 1.0 m within 5 m of front line | 2.0 m |
| Quesnel | No permit listed (pool fences need one) | 1.2 m (2.4 m in M and C zones) | 2.0 m (2.4 m in M and C zones) |
| Radium Hot Springs | No building permit | 1.3 m | 2.0 m |
| Revelstoke | No building permit | 1.1 m in residential zones | 2.0 m |
| Richmond | No building permit (yes with concrete foundations) | 1.2 m | 2.0 m (2.4 m next to non-residential zone) |
| Rossland | No building permit | 1.3 m | 1.9 m |
| Saanich | No building permit | 1.5 m | 1.9 m |
| Salmo | No building permit | 1.22 m (taller only behind front of building) | 1.83 m |
| Salmon Arm | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Salt Spring Island | No building permit | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Sayward | No building permit under 2 m | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Sechelt | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Sicamous | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Sidney | Yes, building permit ($50); confirm with Town | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Silverton | No building permit | None set | None set |
| Slocan | No building permit | 2.0 m (no separate front limit) | 2.0 m |
| Smithers | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m (2 m next to residential property) |
| Sooke | No building permit | 1.2 m (2.5 m in rural, commercial zones) | 2 m |
| Spallumcheen | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m |
| Sparwood | Pool fences only; confirm others | 0.91 m past front face of building | 1.83 m behind front face of building |
| Stewart | Not confirmed | 1.3 m in R zones | 1.8 m |
| Summerland | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Sun Peaks | No building permit | 1 m | 2 m |
| Surrey | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Tahsis | No building permit | 2 m (no separate front limit) | 2 m |
| Taylor | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m |
| Telkwa | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| Terrace | No building permit | 1.2 m (1.85 m next to arterial road) | 1.85 m |
| Tofino | No building permit | 1 m | 1.8 m (2.4 m in industrial zones) |
| Township of Langley | No building permit stated | 1 m | 2 m |
| Trail | No building permit | 1 m | 1.8 m |
| Tumbler Ridge | Unclear; bylaws conflict, ask Building Official | No fence in front yard (corner parcel 1.8 m) | 1.8 m in R zones and C1 |
| Ucluelet | No building permit | 1.4 m | 2 m |
| Valemount | No building permit | 1.2 m (1.8 m in M1, P1, P2) | 1.8 m (1.2 m on side yard next to highway) |
| Vancouver | Not stated; variation needed if over height | 1.2 m | 1.9 m |
| Vanderhoof | No fence permit mentioned | 1.1 m | 1.8 m (2.4 m in I-1 to I-4) |
| Vernon | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2.0 m (2.4 m next to agricultural, industrial) |
| Victoria | No building permit | 1.22 m | 1.83 m |
| View Royal | No building permit | 1.2 m | 2 m (2.5 m next to agriculture, commercial) |
| Warfield | No permit under 2.0 m | 1.2 m | 1.8 m |
| West Kelowna | Not stated for ordinary fences | 1.22 m (3.1 m in agricultural, rural) | 2.0 m (3.1 m in agricultural, rural) |
| West Vancouver | No building permit | 1.2 m | 1.8 m in named zones (2.4 m in other residential) |
| Whistler | No building permit | 1.5 m | 2 m |
| White Rock | No building permit | 2.0 m (1.0 m near exterior lot corner) | 2.0 m |
| Williams Lake | No building permit | 1.2 m (2.5 m industrial) | 2.5 m (8 ft) in residential |
Reading this table
- Permit: stated for 130 places, none set in 1, not confirmed for 22.
- Height, front yard: stated for 148 places, none set in 4, not confirmed for 1.
- Height, side and rear yards: stated for 148 places, none set in 4, not confirmed for 1.
Each cell is a short form of the fact on that place's own page. Open the place to see the full wording, the bylaw and section it comes from, and the official text it was matched against. None set means the bylaw that was read sets no such rule. Not confirmed means it could not be established from the official sources, for example because the bylaw is posted as a scanned image.
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