Fences & pool enclosures — Revelstoke, British Columbia

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In the City of Revelstoke, British Columbia, max height rear side: 2.0 m (2.5 m in C, MU, I, P zones; 3.5 m chain link on specific lots); max height front: 1.1 m (in Residential (R) zones); sight triangle: 1.1 m within 9.0 m from corner of intersection of two streets; 6.0 m from lane intersection; prohibited materials: barbed wire or electric fencing (in R, MU, C, P, E zones). Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2406, 2025 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.

Zoning Bylaw No. 2406, 2025 (Consolidated) adopted bylaw
max height rear side 2.0 m (2.5 m in C, MU, I, P zones; 3.5 m chain link on specific lots) s. 4.8(5)(a), s. 4.8(5)(c), s. 4.8(6)
max height front 1.1 m (in Residential (R) zones) s. 4.8(5)(b)
sight triangle 1.1 m within 9.0 m from corner of intersection of two streets; 6.0 m from lane intersection s. 4.4(1)
prohibited materials barbed wire or electric fencing (in R, MU, C, P, E zones) s. 4.8(7)
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Fence height max 2.0m in all zones (2.5m commercial/mixed-use/industrial/public), 1.1m in residential front yards; no barbed wire/electric fencing in residential/commercial/etc zones except for beekeeping; pool fencing per Building Bylaw.

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