{
 "answer": "In the Town of McLennan, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of McLennan Land Use Bylaw No. 2019-13, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1.0 m. Max height rear side: 1.82 m.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000343",
 "municipality": "McLennan",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.mclennan.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of McLennan Land Use Bylaw No. 2019-13",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-10-15",
   "document_url": "https://mclennan.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/McLennan-LUB-FINAL.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence heights capped at 1.82 m on internal lots (1.0 m within the corner-lot foremost setback), electrified and residential barbed-wire fencing banned, development permit required for all fences. Swimming pools must be fenced to 1.8 m with lockable gates.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "950f72f23fff440fd38408aa28bd9a875f6a8401974b1f11caf65624d56ec4a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-13",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/950f72f23fff440fd38408aa28bd9a875f6a8401974b1f11caf65624d56ec4a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.82 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Swimming pool property must be fenced to Development Officer's satisfaction, height 1.8 metres (6 feet), with lockable gates.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner lots: no fence/screening >1.0 m high within triangular area 6.0 m back from intersecting front boundary lines; highway corner parcels follow Alberta Infrastructure 'Minimum Site Triangle' Design Guidelines.",
    "prohibited_materials": "No electrification of fences in any district; no barbed wire fences in residential districts."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 8.11(1)(b)(i)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 8.11(1)(b)(i)",
    "permit_required": "s. 8.11(7)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 8.13(7)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 8.11(1)(b)(iii); s. 8.3(3)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 8.11(5), s. 8.11(6)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/mclennan/fences/bylaw-2019-13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/mclennan/fences/"
}