{"title":"Masset fence rules: permits and height limits","question":"Do I need a permit to build a fence in Masset, and how high can it be?","slug":"fence-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/masset","name":"Masset","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 Masset","url":"https://massetbc.com"},"short_answer":"In the Village of Masset, the draft Zoning Bylaw allows fences up to 1.2 metres in a residential front yard and 1.8 metres in a side or rear yard. The bylaw is a draft, so confirm with Municipal Hall (250-626-3995). Whether a permit is needed is not stated.","aliases":["fence rules masset","fence height masset","masset fence bylaw","retaining wall masset"],"cost":"Not stated on the Village's website","how_long":"Not stated on the Village's website","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1686 Main Street, Masset, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"250-626-3995"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf"},{"title":"Draft Zoning Bylaw Map (PDF), Village of Masset","url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/Village_of_Masset_-_Zoning_Map_Draft.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Masset zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Masset permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/deck-shed-garage-permit/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/daajing-giids","name":"Daajing Giids","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-edward","name":"Port Edward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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 Village's website does not state whether a fence needs a permit.","sources":[]},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: 1.2 metres maximum in a front yard in Residential zones.","short":"1.2 m (draft bylaw, not adopted)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 5.9(4)(a)","quotes":["1.2 metres when located within a front yard."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: 1.8 metres maximum in a side or rear yard in Residential zones.","short":"1.8 m (draft bylaw, not adopted)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 5.9(4)(a)","quotes":["1.8 metres when located within a side or rear yard; and"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: on a corner lot, nothing (including a fence, retaining wall or landscaping) may be higher than 1.0 metre above the road within a triangle formed by measuring 6.0 metres along the edges of the two adjoining roads and joining those points.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 5.11(1)","quotes":["within the space formed by measuring 6.0 metres along the edge of two adjoining highways and joining these points on the","no building, structure, fence, retaining wall, landscaping, screening, or other such object shall be placed, planted, erected, or constructed to a height greater than 1.0 metre above the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: no barbed wire, razor wire, electrified wire, sheet metal or corrugated metal fences in Residential, Commercial, Institutional or Park and Natural Area zones. Retaining walls: 1.8 m maximum in Residential zones (2.4 m elsewhere), counting any fence on top.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 5.9(2) and (5)","quotes":["shall be comprised of or contain barbed wire, razor wire, electrified wire, sheet metal, or corrugated","The maximum height of a retaining wall, or combination of a retaining wall and a fence, shall not"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (draft, posted on the Village's bylaws page; not shown to be adopted)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"Cover, s. 1.1","quotes":["Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025"]}],"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\nThe Village of Masset's fence rules would come from its [draft Zoning Bylaw No. 677](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf), section 5.9. The Village's posted Zoning Bylaw is a draft, and its cover reads \"Adopted: Month XX, 2025\", so these rules may not be in force. Bylaw No. 422, 1994 is the zoning bylaw the draft says it repeals. Whether a fence needs a permit is not stated on the Village's website.\n\nIn Residential zones the draft allows fences up to 1.2 metres in a front yard and up to 1.8 metres in a side or rear yard. In other zones the limit is 2.4 metres. Barbed wire, razor wire, electrified wire, sheet metal and corrugated metal fences are not allowed in Residential, Commercial, Institutional or Park and Natural Area zones. A retaining wall, counting any fence on top, may be up to 1.8 metres in Residential zones (2.4 metres elsewhere).\n\nOn a corner lot, nothing (including a fence, retaining wall or landscaping) may be higher than 1.0 metre above the road within a triangle formed by measuring 6.0 metres along the edges of the two adjoining roads and joining those points.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your lot's zone on the [draft zoning map](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/Village_of_Masset_-_Zoning_Map_Draft.pdf).\n2. Check the fence rules above against your plan.\n3. Ask Municipal Hall (250-626-3995, 1686 Main Street, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) whether a permit is needed and which rules are in force.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Not stated on the Village's website: whether a fence needs a permit.\n- Fences and walls near a corner are limited as described above.","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/Village_of_Masset_-_Zoning_Map_Draft.pdf","title":"Draft Zoning Bylaw Map (PDF), Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://massetbc.com/residents/bylaws","title":"Bylaws, Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://massetbc.com/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Masset","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/masset/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/fence-rules.json"}}