Put up a clothesline
Would you like to put up a clothesline? Are you wondering if a clothesline permit is required in your borough? Find out what you need to know.
A number of boroughs have regulations for clotheslines. If yours does, you must comply with them.
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No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the back of your home, not in front, on the private property.
It is prohibited to attach a clothesline to a hydro pole or to any other public utility pole.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
- Clotheslines are only allowed in the back of your home, not in front.
- Clotheslines are not permitted in Anjou-sur-le-Lac. Only portable clothes drying racks are permitted in the district. They must be placed at least 2 m from the property line, have a maximum height of 2.15 m and a maximum area of 4 m².
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the back of your home, not in front.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the back or side yards of your home, not in front.
Communication channels
In person
Point of service
Montréal, QC H8S 2N4
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the back of your home, not in front.
Communication channels
In person
Point of service
Montréal, QC H8R 4A8
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline on private property.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the back of your home, not in front.
As well, your clothesline must not:
- Encroach on public property
- Be attached to a pole that belongs to Hydro-Québec, the city or a neighbour
- Hang over an alleyway
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the back of your home, not in front.
- The pole for your clothesline must not be higher than 4.5 metres.
- It is prohibited to put up a clothesline pole on ground where telecommunications or electrical/natural gas lines are buried.
Communication channels
In person
Point of service
(on the 2nd floor, rear door of the citizen reception and public safety office)
Montréal, QC H9H 1C5
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, you are not allowed to put up a clothesline in your front yard.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Information coming soon.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Information coming soon.
There are no laws regulating clotheslines.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the backyards of buildings with four dwellings or fewer.
Communication channels
In person
Point of service
Saint-Laurent, QC H4M 2M7
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
However, clotheslines are only allowed in the back or side yards of your home, not in front.
Communication channels
Point of service
Montréal, QC H1R 3B1
Putting up a clothesline is only allowed in the backyard of a building. No permit is needed.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This service is not offered in this borough.
No permit is needed to put up a clothesline.
Communication channels
By phone
Outside of Montréal: 514-872-0311
Monday to Friday: From 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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