{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Norris Beach, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Summer Village of Norris Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 180, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.5 m (5.0 feet). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.). Prohibited materials: Electric fences prohibited; barbed wire prohibited except where required by Alberta Building Code.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000378",
 "municipality": "Norris Beach",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.norrisbeach.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Norris Beach Land Use Bylaw No. 180",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-11-03",
   "document_url": "https://svofficepl.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/NorrisBeach/Eeu_xMZsPXhKq7geZKoyt04BT2GpoLm-pRPVq5bUstmx8w?e=oqhf6a",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw bans electric fences outright and barbed wire except where the Alberta Building Code requires it; gates/fences/walls are capped at 1.5m in front yards and 2.0m elsewhere, no fence may cross a lakefront lot line, and fences under those heights don't need a development permit.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:41:05+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_sha256": "722a5a3bbbb45154fe5af3a2a5a4816cc2ac388ece6add919cc7c77f904b52cb",
   "snapshot_source": "https://svofficepl.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/NorrisBeach/Eeu_xMZsPXhKq7geZKoyt04BT2GpoLm-pRPVq5bUstmx8w?e=oqhf6a&download=1",
   "document_number": "180",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/722a5a3bbbb45154fe5af3a2a5a4816cc2ac388ece6add919cc7c77f904b52cb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "1.5 m (5.0 feet)",
    "permit_required": false,
    "sight_triangle": "no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure, or thing more than 0.9 m (3.0 ft) in height shall be erected, placed, or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting road or lane lines and a straight-line joining point on the road or lane 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from their intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electric fences prohibited; barbed wire prohibited except where required by Alberta Building Code."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 9.6.3",
    "max_height_front": "s. 9.6.3",
    "permit_required": "\"shall not require a development permit\"; \"Fences of a height less than that identified in 9.6.3\"",
    "sight_triangle": "\"no fence, wall, tree, bush, structure, or thing more than 0.9 m (3.0 ft) in height\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "\"No electric fence shall be constructed within the municipality\"; \"No barbed wire fence shall be constructed except where required by the Alberta Building Code\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/norris-beach/fences/bylaw-180/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/norris-beach/fences/"
}