Fences & pool enclosures — Houston, British Columbia

How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?

In the District Municipality of Houston, British Columbia, max height rear side: 1.8 metres (3.0 metres open mesh Comm/Ind/Public; 3.6 metres Public Use Zone); max height front: 1.2 metres (1.8 metres open mesh Comm/Ind/Public; 1.8 metres abutting major roadway Rural/Residential); sight triangle: Max height 1 metre within 6 metres of intersection corner; prohibited materials: Barbed wire (exceptions), electrified wire (exceptions), razor wire, ribbon wire, ultra barrier wire. Source: Development Bylaw No. 1040, 2013 (Consolidated Jan 2025), verified 2026-08-28.

Development Bylaw No. 1040, 2013 (Consolidated Jan 2025) adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.8 metres (3.0 metres open mesh Comm/Ind/Public; 3.6 metres Public Use Zone) s. 5.19(1), s. 5.19(2), s. 5.19(3)
max height front 1.2 metres (1.8 metres open mesh Comm/Ind/Public; 1.8 metres abutting major roadway Rural/Residential) s. 5.19(1), s. 5.19(2)
sight triangle Max height 1 metre within 6 metres of intersection corner s. 5.17
prohibited materials Barbed wire (exceptions), electrified wire (exceptions), razor wire, ribbon wire, ultra barrier wire s. 5.19(4), s. 5.19(5), s. 5.19(6)
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Max fence height in Rural/Residential zones is 1.2m front yard, 1.8m rear yard (1.8m/3.0m open-mesh at major roadways or Industrial/Residential interfaces); Commercial/Industrial/Public zones similar; junkyards need 2.4m enclosure.

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