{
 "answer": "In the City of Cold Lake, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by City of Cold Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 766-LU-23, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 0.9 m. Max height rear side: 1.8 m. Pool enclosure: All swimming pools and hot tubs shall be protected by a fence, wall, or an approved cover that can prevent entry by unauthorized persons.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000230",
 "municipality": "Cold Lake",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.coldlake.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Cold Lake Land Use Bylaw No. 766-LU-23",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-28",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/coldlake-010-ca/media/fbrbb150/766-lu-23-land-use-bylaw-unofficial-consolidation-as-of-february-24-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Bans fences/walls/trees/hedges over 0.9m within the corner visibility triangle; caps residential fences at 1.8m in side/rear yards and 0.9m in front yards or within 6m of a public road right-of-way; requires all swimming pools be fenced or covered to prevent unauthorized entry; bars fence electrification and most barbed wire.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b5cb463aa5c29c83d887db2cfd5e10c623f827e81ae574351a43d36aaa945303",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "766-LU-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b5cb463aa5c29c83d887db2cfd5e10c623f827e81ae574351a43d36aaa945303.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 m",
    "pool_enclosure": "All swimming pools and hot tubs shall be protected by a fence, wall, or an approved cover that can prevent entry by unauthorized persons.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence, wall, tree, hedge, or structure within the corner visibility triangle shall exceed 0.9 m in height; triangle is 6 m along front and exterior side lot lines.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrification of fences is not permitted; barbed wire may only be incorporated into a fence in an industrial district."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "C1.11(1)(a)",
    "max_height_front": "C1.11(1)(b)(i)",
    "pool_enclosure": "\"Be protected by a fence, wall, or an approved cover that can prevent entry by unauthorized\"",
    "sight_triangle": "C1.6(1)-(2)",
    "prohibited_materials": "C1.11(7)-(8)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cold-lake/fences/bylaw-766-lu-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cold-lake/fences/"
}