Fences & pool enclosures — Fort St. John, British Columbia

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In the City of Fort St. John, British Columbia, max height rear side: 1.8 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones; max height front: 1.2 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones; sight triangle: no landscaping, screening, building or structure >1 m height within 9.0 m of intersection curb lines; prohibited materials: Chain link prohibited in R, RM, front/flanking C zones; Barbed wire only in A1, M1, M2. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.

Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated) adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.8 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones s. 4.13(3), s. 4.13(4)
max height front 1.2 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones s. 4.13(3), s. 4.13(4)
sight triangle no landscaping, screening, building or structure >1 m height within 9.0 m of intersection curb lines s. 4.11(1)
prohibited materials Chain link prohibited in R, RM, front/flanking C zones; Barbed wire only in A1, M1, M2 s. 4.13(6), s. 4.13(8), s. 4.13(9)
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Section 4.13: fence height capped at 1.2 m (front yard) / 1.8 m (side/rear) in most residential/commercial zones, 2.4 m in industrial zones; barbed wire only in A1/M1/M2 zones, chain-link banned in residential zones.

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: https://fortstjohn.ca · Last verified 2026-08-28 · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities