{
 "answer": "In the Village of Empress, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Village of Empress Land Use Bylaw 2025-01, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.22 m (4.0 ft). Max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000271",
 "municipality": "Empress",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.villageofempress.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Empress Land Use Bylaw 2025-01",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-18",
   "document_url": "https://villageofempress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Empress-LUB-2025-01-Adopted-June-18-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Max fence height 1.83m (6ft) in rear/interior side yards, 1.22m (4ft) in front/exterior side yards; corner-lot visibility triangle fences capped at 1.0m; materials limited to wood, brick, stone, concrete or metal.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "1194c454ef7d3ceb0116d052d7bae4540d136bf405340a3f6cd39526d845ddcf",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-01",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1194c454ef7d3ceb0116d052d7bae4540d136bf405340a3f6cd39526d845ddcf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.83 m (6.0 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "1.22 m (4.0 ft)",
    "permit_required": false,
    "sight_triangle": "On corner lots within the corner visibility setback, fences shall be a maximum of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in height to ensure public safety and/or good visibility for traffic and pedestrian purposes."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Table 2: Maximum Fence Height in a Residential Yard",
    "max_height_front": "Table 2: Maximum Fence Height in a Residential Yard",
    "permit_required": "Section 3 Development Not Requiring a Development Permit",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 9.8 Fences"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/empress/fences/bylaw-2025-01/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/empress/fences/"
}