Logan Lake fence rules: permits and height limits
Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be?
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.
Key facts
| Permit | 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.Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF, consolidated to May 16, 2023), s. 2.21; s. 1.3.1.8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingbut 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 |
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| Height, front yard | 1 m in the R1, R1S, R2, R3, R4 and R5 residential zones (front fence, hedge or wall).Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), ss. 8.2 (R1/R1S), 9.2 (R2), 10.2 (R3), 11.2 (R4), 12.3 (R5) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingfront fence, hedge or wall 1m |
| Height, side and rear yards | 2 m in the R1, R1S, R2, R3, R4 and R5 residential zones (other fence, hedge or wall).Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), ss. 8.2, 9.2, 10.2, 11.2, 12.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingother fence, hedge or wall 2m |
| Corner lots and sightlines | 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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.13 and 4.14 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingno 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. |
| Other rules | '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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 1 (Fence); s. 4.10; Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF, consolidated to May 16, 2023), s. 1.3.1.8 and 6.16 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFENCE 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: the design and construction of retaining walls where the difference in A registered professional shall undertake the design and conduct |
| Bylaw | 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.Planning & Development; Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.13 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw 675, 2010 Vision Clearance at Intersections |
How it works
The District of Logan Lake's Building Regulations Bylaw 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. 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.
The bylaw counts an arbour, archway, gate, pagoda, screen, trellis and wall as a fence.
Steps
- Find your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer) and read its regulations table in Zoning Bylaw 675.
- 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).
- 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.
Good to know
- 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.
- Retaining structures under 1.2 m are not covered by the Building Regulations Bylaw.
- 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.
- A new Zoning Bylaw 964, 2026 is in draft; ask the office whether it has been adopted.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Ashcroft · Cache Creek · Lytton · Lillooet · Merritt · Kamloops
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Building Regulations Bylaw No. 602, 2006 (PDF, consolidated to May 16, 2023), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Planning & Development, District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
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