{
 "answer": "In the Town of Pincher Creek, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Pincher Creek Land Use Bylaw No. 1639-25 (Consolidated to Bylaw 1639-25-B, January 2026), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000391",
 "municipality": "Pincher Creek",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.pinchercreek.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Pincher Creek Land Use Bylaw No. 1639-25 (Consolidated to Bylaw 1639-25-B, January 2026)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://orrscgis.com/Data/ORRSC_Web_Docs/Bylaws/Towns/Pincher%20Creek/Land%20Use%20Bylaw/Town%20of%20Pincher%20Creek%20Land%20Use%20Bylaw%20No.%201639-25,%20August%202025%20(Cons.%20to%20Bylaw%201639-25-B,%20January%202026).pdf",
   "summary": "Front-yard fences/hedges/solid vegetation capped at 0.9m; residential rear/side yard fences capped at 1.8m; commercial/industrial rear/side yard fences capped at 2.4m; barbed wire banned except a 0.3m strip atop commercial/industrial chain-link fencing; fences may not encroach onto municipal property.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a569ed5dcfa31745d9ae5ff9e6b2ab834015468ae9de2ba8fc75dccf5d7da4ee",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1639-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a569ed5dcfa31745d9ae5ff9e6b2ab834015468ae9de2ba8fc75dccf5d7da4ee.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 ft.)",
    "permit_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Schedule 5, Section 15(6); \"Fences in rear and side yards (labelled as area A on diagram) shall be limited to 1.8 metres (6 ft.) in height\"",
    "permit_required": "Schedule 5, Section 15(5); \"without approval by the Development Authority\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/pincher-creek/fences/bylaw-1639-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/pincher-creek/fences/"
}