Fences & pool enclosures — Lake Country, British Columbia

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In the District Municipality of Lake Country, British Columbia, sight triangle: No Fence within vertical area between 1.0 and 3.0 metres above grade within triangular area; intrusion limited to 7.5 metres from Intersection.. Source: Highways Bylaw No. 1189, 2022, Section 10 Sight Lines, verified 2026-08-28.

Highways Bylaw No. 1189, 2022, Section 10 Sight Lines adopted bylaw
sight triangle No Fence within vertical area between 1.0 and 3.0 metres above grade within triangular area; intrusion limited to 7.5 metres from Intersection. s. 10.2
scout note

On corner lots, bans fences, retaining walls or vegetation 1.0-3.0m high within the intersection sight triangle (up to 7.5m back along both streets), with an exception for farm fences and agricultural crop trees.

Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (Consolidated) adopted bylaw

Fences in rural-residential/residential zones capped at 2.0m (2.4m abutting ag/commercial zones); 2.4m max in commercial/industrial zones, with a 2.4m opaque fence required around industrial storage/wrecking yards.

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