A certificate of authorization is required to erect a fence or a retaining wall and to plant a hedge. A number of other standards must also be respected:
Authorized location:
Maximum height
Cases where a fence must be erected
Materials prohibited
Common fences
You and your neighbour can agree to build a common fence on the property line and to share the construction and maintenance costs. You must then decide jointly of the type of fence to be erected, its height, color, materials, and accessories.
A fence which has been erected on the common property line is deemed to be a common fence which belongs to both neighbours unless the original owner can prove that he alone erected said fence without thereafter agreeing to sharing the fence.
The maintenance, repairs, and reconstruction of any common work is shared by its owners.
Information: 514 633-4084
Click here to view the pamphlet on lot landscaping, fences, hedges, and walls. |
To consult the integral version of the zoning by-law (section on fences, walls, or hedges at 6.1.7.2), please click here (PDF – 1.4 MB). We invite you to verify with the Urban Planning Department all questions concerning the interpretation of this by-law.