How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
In the City of Burnaby, British Columbia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Burnaby Swimming Pool Enclosure Bylaw No. 11119, 2000 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-08-28. Pool enclosure: Completely enclosed by sturdy non-climbable barrier height of not less than 1.5 m; self-closing, self-latching and lockable gates. Sight triangle: Lane/lane corner (3.0m): no fences. Lane/street corner (6.0m): max height 1.07m, no vision obstruction.
| pool enclosure | Completely enclosed by sturdy non-climbable barrier height of not less than 1.5 m; self-closing, self-latching and lockable gates. | s. 4 |
Requires every private swimming pool to be enclosed by a non-climbable barrier at least 1.5 m high, with self-closing, self-latching, lockable gates.
| sight triangle | Lane/lane corner (3.0m): no fences. Lane/street corner (6.0m): max height 1.07m, no vision obstruction. | Part 4 / 1.5(1) |
Section 4.5: fences max 1.07 m in a front yard, 1.8 m in R/C/P Districts and 2.4 m in E/I/A Districts to the rear of the front yard; barbed/razor wire banned outside E/I Districts.