{"title":"Nakusp fence rules: permits and height limits","question":"Do I need a permit to build a fence in Nakusp, and how high can it be?","slug":"fence-rules","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nakusp","name":"Nakusp","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 Nakusp","url":"https://www.nakusp.com"},"short_answer":"In Nakusp, no building permit is needed for a fence, but it must follow the Zoning Bylaw. The limit is 2.13 m (7 ft) in front, side and back yards, and 1 m within the corner sight triangle.","aliases":["fence height nakusp","fence bylaw nakusp","pool fence nakusp","hedge height nakusp"],"cost":"No permit fee. The RDCK brochure says no building permit is needed for a fence.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250.265.3689","note":"Ask about fence rules and your zone."},{"type":"phone","label":"RDCK Building Inspector, Nakusp (pool fencing)","value":"250.265.4111"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)","url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/"}],"related":[{"slug":"deck-shed-garage-permit","title":"Nakusp permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/deck-shed-garage-permit/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Nakusp zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Nakusp building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/building-permit/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Nakusp bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/new-denver","name":"New Denver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/silverton","name":"Silverton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/slocan","name":"Slocan","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/revelstoke","name":"Revelstoke","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/fence-rules/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/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":"No building permit is needed for a fence (RDCK brochure). The fence must meet the zoning height limits. The bylaws read name no fence permit.","short":"No building permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://rdck.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-03-15-Building_Brochure_03-24.pdf","title":"RDCK Building Brochure, March 2024 (PDF)","section":"p. 3","quotes":["Fences (fence height must comply with Regional"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_front":{"label":"Height, front yard","value":"2.13 m (7 ft) maximum. The same limit applies in front, side and back yards, with a 1 m limit within the corner sight triangle.","short":"2.13 m (no separate front limit)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)","section":"s. 3.3.1","quotes":["No fence shall exceed 2.13 m (7 ft) in height in an interior side yard, exterior side yard, front yard, and back yard."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"height_side_rear":{"label":"Height, side and rear yards","value":"2.13 m (7 ft) maximum in interior side, exterior side and back yards.","short":"2.13 m","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)","section":"s. 3.3.1","quotes":["No fence shall exceed 2.13 m (7 ft) in height in an interior side yard, exterior side yard, front yard, and back yard."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"corner_lots":{"label":"Corner lots and sightlines","value":"On corner parcels, fences within the sight triangle may be no higher than 1 m. In all zones no fence, landscaping, retaining wall or other obstruction may be higher than 1.0 m above the centre of the intersection within 6.0 m of the parcel corner.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)","section":"s. 3.3.1, 3.4.1","quotes":["Fences on corner Parcels within a sight triangle as","described in Section 3.4.1 of this Bylaw shall not exceed 1m in height.","no fence, landscaping, retaining wall, or other obstruction shall be erected","or permitted at a height greater than 1.0 metre above the established"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_rules":{"label":"Other rules","value":"Hedges and rows of trees or shrubs count as fences. Retaining walls are not fences, but the part of a retaining wall above the ground it holds counts as screening. Screening and landscape buffers are measured from finished grade. Swimming pools may not be in a front yard or within 3 m of any property line.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)","section":"Definition of FENCE; s. 3.22.3-3.22.4; s. 3.8.4","quotes":["FENCE means a constructed structure, or contiguous barrier composed of trees, shrubs, or","Any portion of a retaining wall projecting above the surface of the ground which it supports is considered as a","The height of screening and landscape buffers is determined by measurement","Swimming pools must not be constructed within any front yard or within 3 m to any"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, s. 3.3 and 3.4 (consolidated November 2024)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)","section":"Title","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023","Consolidated November 2024"]},{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)","section":"s. 3.3, 3.4","quotes":["3.3 Height of Fences","3.4 Visibility 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\nUnder the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 729](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/), a fence may be no higher than 2.13 m (7 ft) in front, interior side, exterior side and back yards. The RDCK brochure says a fence does not need a building permit, but its height must comply with the zoning rules, and the bylaw names no fence permit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Corner lots: within the sight triangle a fence may be no higher than 1 m. In all zones, nothing (fence, landscaping, retaining wall or other obstruction) may be higher than 1.0 m above the centre of the intersection within 6.0 m of the parcel corner.\n- Hedges and rows of trees or shrubs count as fences. A retaining wall is not a fence, but the part above the ground it holds counts as screening.\n- Swimming pools may not be in a front yard or within 3 m of any property line. Pool fencing falls under the RDCK Building Bylaw No. 2200.\n- A fence over 2.13 m is a $400 bylaw notice.\n- The bylaw does not mention barbed wire or electric fences. Ask the Village Office if you plan one.","sources":[{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://rdck.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024-03-15-Building_Brochure_03-24.pdf","title":"RDCK Building Brochure, March 2024 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/7413/","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw, Village of Nakusp","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/nakusp/fence-rules/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/fence-rules.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/fence-rules.json"}}