Coquitlam fence or landscape screen bylaw

Fence Height In general, a fence may not exceed a height of 1.8 m (6 feet) in all residential R, C-1, C-5 and P-4 zones. There are exceptions to this rule, and they are; • except where the fence is located forward of the front face of the principal building, in which case it shall not exceed 1.3 metres (4.3 feet) This does not apply to exterior side yards facing a street. • except where corner lots require vision clearance in order to maintain sightlines for vehicles at intersections. Therefore, fences or landscape screens may not exceed 1 metre (3.3 feet) in height when located within 6 metres (20 feet) of the intersection of property lines at the exterior corner of a lot. Fence heights in all other zones may not exceed 3.1 metres (10 feet)

Fence: The City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw defines a fence as: “…means a structure, not being a building, intended for the purpose of total or partial physical and/or visual separation or enclosure of a property or portion thereof; includes a wall, not being part of a building, intended for the purpose of total or partial physical and/or visual separation or enclosure of a property, does not include retaining wall…”

Landscape Screen: The City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw defines a Landscape Screen as “…means a barrier composed of a continuous row of shrubs, trees, compact evergreen hedges or any combination thereof.”

You should know that landscape screen heights are not regulated, except as described above where located within 6 metres of the property corner of two streets.

This is from another city:

There is no restriction regarding the height of trees or hedges providing the trees or hedge do not cause a visual obstruction for vehicle or pedestrian traffic.