{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Big Lakes County, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Big Lakes County Land Use Bylaw No. 26-2024, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.8 m (6 ft). Sight triangle: No wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge or object over 0.9 m (3 ft) in height within sight triangle; measured 6.1 m (20 ft) back from intersection. Prohibited materials: Electrified or barbed wire fences prohibited in a residential district.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000187",
 "municipality": "Big Lakes County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.biglakescounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Big Lakes County Land Use Bylaw No. 26-2024",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://biglakescounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Consolidated-LUB-Bylaw-No-26-2024-August-2026-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw sets sight-triangle limits (no fence/hedge over 0.9m at intersections) and general fence rules: max 1.8m (6ft) in Hamlet districts and front yards, with Development Authority discretion for higher fences and screening at storage sites.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "e3cba52a6eb4c49a455cf9b9b840055505349f60c0bb0bea96936ccdfbaf24c2",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e3cba52a6eb4c49a455cf9b9b840055505349f60c0bb0bea96936ccdfbaf24c2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_front": "1.8 m (6 ft)",
    "permit_required": false,
    "sight_triangle": "No wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge or object over 0.9 m (3 ft) in height within sight triangle; measured 6.1 m (20 ft) back from intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified or barbed wire fences prohibited in a residential district."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.24(d)",
    "permit_required": "s. 2.2(r)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.16",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.24(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/big-lakes-county/fences/bylaw-26-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/big-lakes-county/fences/"
}