{"title":"Logan Lake 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/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","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":"District of Logan Lake","url":"https://loganlake.ca"},"short_answer":"In Logan Lake a fence is not a regulated structure under the Building Regulations Bylaw, so it needs no building permit. In the residential zones R1 to R5 a front fence can be 1 m high and a side or rear fence 2 m. Retaining walls over 1.2 m need a permit.","aliases":["fence height logan lake","fence bylaw logan lake","retaining wall permit logan lake","fence permit logan lake"],"cost":"No building permit fee for an ordinary fence. A retaining wall over 1.2 m needs a building permit; see the building-permit-fees answer.","how_long":"Not applicable for an ordinary fence.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District Municipal Office","value":"250-523-6225"},{"type":"phone","label":"TNRD Building Inspection Services","value":"250-377-8673"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Office","value":"#1 Opal Drive, Logan Lake, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. and on holidays"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 675 (PDF)","url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf"},{"title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602 (PDF)","url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4129/"}],"related":[{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Logan Lake permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Logan Lake zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Logan Lake building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/building-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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":"The Building Regulations Bylaw's definition of 'structure' excludes fences, so a fence is not a regulated structure. A retaining wall over 1.2 m (4 ft) high is regulated and needs a building permit.","short":"No building permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4129/","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF, consolidated to May 16, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 2.21; s. 1.3.1.8","quotes":["but specifically excludes landscaping, fences, paving and retaining structures less than 1.2 m (4 ft) in height.","greater than 1.2 m (4 ft) in height"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"1 m in the R1, R1S, R2, R3, R4 and R5 residential zones (front fence, hedge or wall).","short":"1 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"ss. 8.2 (R1/R1S), 9.2 (R2), 10.2 (R3), 11.2 (R4), 12.3 (R5)","quotes":["front fence, hedge or wall 1m"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"2 m in the R1, R1S, R2, R3, R4 and R5 residential zones (other fence, hedge or wall).","short":"2 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"ss. 8.2, 9.2, 10.2, 11.2, 12.3","quotes":["other fence, hedge or wall 2m"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"No fence, wall or structure over 1 m high within the vision-clearance triangle at a street or lane corner (6 m along each side parcel line). On a parcel fronting two highways in R1 to R5, a fence, hedge or wall along the exterior side parcel line is limited to 1 m.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 4.13 and 4.14","quotes":["no fence, wall, or structure shall be erected to a height greater than 1 m","a line joining points along side parcel lines 6 m (from their point of intersection","the maximum height of fence, hedge or wall on the exterior parcel side parcel line shall be 1 m."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"'Fence' includes arbour, archway, gate, pagoda, screen, trellis and wall; fences are allowed in setback areas. A retaining wall over 1.2 m (4 ft) needs a building permit and a registered professional's design. No rules on barbed wire, electric or pool fences were found.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 1 (Fence); s. 4.10","quotes":["FENCE includes arbour, archway, gate, pagoda, screen, trellis and wall.","No building or structure other than the following shall be located in the area of setback required by this Bylaw:"]},{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4129/","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF, consolidated to May 16, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 1.3.1.8 and 6.16","quotes":["the design and construction of retaining walls where the difference in","A registered professional shall undertake the design and conduct"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010: s. 4.10 (setbacks), s. 4.13 (vision clearance), s. 4.14 (exterior side), and the regulations table of each zone.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/","title":"Planning & Development, District of Logan Lake","section":"Planning & Development","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010"]},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","section":"s. 4.13","quotes":["Vision Clearance at Intersections"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe District of Logan Lake's [Building Regulations Bylaw](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4129/) excludes fences from its definition of a structure, so a fence is not regulated and needs no building permit. Height limits are in the [Zoning Bylaw 675](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf). In the R1, R1S, R2, R3, R4 and R5 residential zones a front fence, hedge or wall is limited to 1 m and any other fence, hedge or wall to 2 m. Fences are allowed in setback areas. Other zones have different limits, so check yours.\n\nThe bylaw counts an arbour, archway, gate, pagoda, screen, trellis and wall as a fence.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer) and read its regulations table in Zoning Bylaw 675.\n2. Keep any fence, wall or structure at or under 1 m high inside the vision-clearance triangle at a street or lane corner (6 m along each side parcel line).\n3. For a retaining wall over 1.2 m (4 ft), apply for a building permit through the Municipal Office or TNRD, with a registered professional's design.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- On a parcel fronting two highways in R1 to R5, a fence, hedge or wall along the exterior side parcel line is limited to 1 m.\n- Retaining structures under 1.2 m are not covered by the Building Regulations Bylaw.\n- The bylaws read set no rules on barbed wire, electric fences or pool fences, and do not say how height is measured. Ask the Municipal Office, 250-523-6225.\n- A new Zoning Bylaw 964, 2026 is in draft; ask the office whether it has been adopted.","sources":[{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/4129/","title":"Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF, consolidated to May 16, 2023), District of Logan Lake","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/","title":"Planning & Development, District of Logan Lake","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 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/fence-rules.json"}}