{"title":"Kaslo fence rules: permits and height limits","question":"Do I need a permit to build a fence in Kaslo, and how high can it be?","slug":"fence-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","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 Kaslo","url":"https://www.kaslo.ca"},"short_answer":"In Kaslo, a fence can be up to 0.9 m high in a front or exterior side yard and 2.0 m high in a side or rear yard under the Zoning Bylaw. The bylaw does not mention a fence permit. Pool fences are covered by the RDCK building permit schedule.","aliases":["fence height kaslo","fence permit kaslo","fence bylaw kaslo","how tall can my fence be kaslo"],"cost":"No fence permit fee is listed. Pool fence permit: $100 (RDCK).","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"413 Fourth Street, Kaslo, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (as shown on the Village website; confirm by phone)"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/"},{"title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/"},{"title":"RDCK Building Bylaw No. 2200, 2010 (PDF, consolidated for convenience), Regional District of Central Kootenay","url":"https://www.rdck.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bylaw-No.-2383-2014.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Kaslo zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Kaslo permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Kaslo building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/building-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/slocan","name":"Slocan","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/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 mention a fence permit.","sources":[]},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"0.9 m in a front or exterior side yard.","short":"0.9 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 6.4.2","quotes":["0.9 metres when located within a front or exterior side yard"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"2.0 m in a side or rear yard.","short":"2.0 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 6.4.2","quotes":["2.0 metres when located within a side yard or rear yard"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"On a corner lot, nothing 1.0 m or more above the street surface (building, fence, retaining wall, planting) may be placed in the triangle formed by measuring 5.0 m along each property line from the street intersection.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 6.6.1","quotes":["vegetation that is 1.0 metre or more above the surface of the street","measuring 5.0 metres along the edge of the two adjoining property boundaries from the point of highway intersection"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"Height is measured from finished grade to the fence's highest point and includes a retaining wall within 1.0 m of the fence. Retaining walls in a setback may not exceed 2.4 m. Council may approve taller open-mesh or chain-link fences for outdoor recreation in P-1 and P-2 zones.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"ss. 6.4.1, 6.4.3, 6.5.2","quotes":["where such fence is constructed within 1.0 metre of the top of a retaining wall, shall include the height of such retaining wall","No retaining wall located within a required setback, including a tiered retaining wall, shall exceed 2.4 metres"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026, ss. 6.4 to 6.6","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","section":"s. 6.4","quotes":["6.4. FENCES","Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026"]}],"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 Part 6.4 of the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 1341](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/). Height is measured from finished grade to the highest point of the fence, and includes a retaining wall within 1.0 m of the fence.\n\n- **Front or exterior side yard:** 0.9 m maximum.\n- **Side or rear yard:** 2.0 m maximum. Where a yard is treated differently on each side of a shared lot line, the lesser maximum applies.\n- **Retaining walls** in a setback may not exceed 2.4 m.\n- **Corner lots:** nothing 1.0 m or more above the street surface (building, fence, retaining wall or planting) may stand in the triangle formed by measuring 5.0 m along each property line from the street intersection.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check which yard the fence is in and the height limit above.\n2. Call the Village Office at 250-353-2311 to confirm whether your fence needs any permit. The bylaw does not mention one.\n3. If it is a pool fence, ask the RDCK building department (250-352-8155) about the pool fence permit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Zoning Bylaw says fences may be placed anywhere on a lot for setback purposes.\n- The Council may approve taller open-mesh or chain-link fences for outdoor recreation in the P-1 and P-2 zones.\n- Obstructing vision clearance at an intersection with a tree, shrub, plant, fence or other structure carries a $300 ticket under the [Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294](https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/).\n- The Zoning Bylaw does not mention barbed wire or electric fences. Ask the Village Office.","sources":[{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/15785/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1341, 2026 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://kaslo.civicweb.net/document/17241/","title":"Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 1294 (PDF), Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.rdck.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bylaw-No.-2383-2014.pdf","title":"RDCK Building Bylaw No. 2200, 2010 (PDF, consolidated for convenience), Regional District of Central Kootenay","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.kaslo.ca/p/cityhall","title":"Village Office, Village of Kaslo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.kaslo.ca/p/building-permits","title":"Building Permits, Village of Kaslo","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/kaslo/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fence-rules.json"}}