Fences & pool enclosures — Quesnel, British Columbia

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In the City of Quesnel, British Columbia, max height rear side: 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in); max height front: 1.2 m (4 ft); sight triangle: no obstruction to the line of vision between 1 m and 3 m (3-10 ft) above the established grade of streets or lanes within the triangular shaded areas; prohibited materials: No barbed wire or electric fencing in rural residential, residential, or institutional zones. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, verified 2026-08-28.

Zoning Bylaw No. 1980 adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) s. 4.11.1(a)
max height front 1.2 m (4 ft) s. 4.11.1(a)
sight triangle no obstruction to the line of vision between 1 m and 3 m (3-10 ft) above the established grade of streets or lanes within the triangular shaded areas s. 4.10.1
prohibited materials No barbed wire or electric fencing in rural residential, residential, or institutional zones s. 4.11.5, s. 4.11.6
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Fence height max 1.2m front yard, 2.0m side/rear (2.4m in M/C zones); pool fencing per Building Regulations Bylaw; no barbed wire in residential zones except RR-1/A-1/CR-1 livestock enclosures; no electric fencing in residential except for urban agriculture.

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