Fences & pool enclosures — Surrey, British Columbia

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In the City of Surrey, British Columbia, max height rear side: 1.8 m; max height front: 1.2 m; sight triangle: Higher than 1.0 m in an area bounded by the intersecting lot lines at a highway corner and a straight line joining points 9 m along said lot lines from their point of intersection; prohibited materials: barbed tape obstacle or razor wire in all Zones; barbed wire or electrified in residential Zones. Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (fencing provisions), verified 2026-08-28.

Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (fencing provisions) adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.8 m s. B.23(a)(i)
max height front 1.2 m s. B.23(a)(ii)
sight triangle Higher than 1.0 m in an area bounded by the intersecting lot lines at a highway corner and a straight line joining points 9 m along said lot lines from their point of intersection s. B.23(a)(iii)
prohibited materials barbed tape obstacle or razor wire in all Zones; barbed wire or electrified in residential Zones s. B.23(a)(iv), B.23(d)
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Fences in residential zones capped at 1.8m (1.2m in required front/street-side yard, 1.0m at corner sight triangles); barbed/electrified wire barred except on large A-1/A-2/RA/RH lots; combined fence-plus-retaining-wall height similarly restricted.

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