{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Silver Sands, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Summer Village of Silver Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 335-2023, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000420",
 "municipality": "Silver Sands",
 "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.summervillageofsilversands.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Silver Sands Land Use Bylaw No. 335-2023",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-06",
   "document_url": "https://nebula.wsimg.com/42b2052a34db5e8459dce26a9bd4e9b7?AccessKeyId=9BB7706A0455B512B592&disposition=0&alloworigin=1",
   "summary": "All fence construction requires a development permit; no barbed/electric fences on residential lots; lakefront front-yard fences barred, others capped around 1.0-1.5 m; corner-site sight triangle bans fences/hedges/trees over 0.9 m within it (Sec. 9.5, 9.10).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "059d482e3041c1d05dbb5d9a793028c6e56caa8fa77113bbd73ad686965cb3bd",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "335-2023",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/059d482e3041c1d05dbb5d9a793028c6e56caa8fa77113bbd73ad686965cb3bd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m (3.3 ft.)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "Sight triangle: 6.1 m (20.0 ft.) from intersection (3.0 m (10.0 ft.) on laneways); no person shall erect, place or maintain within the sight triangle a wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge, or any object over 0.9 m (3.0 ft.) in height above the lowest street grade adjacent to the intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrical or barbed wire fences on residential lots."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 9.10.5.b.i",
    "max_height_front": "s. 9.10.5.b.ii",
    "permit_required": "s. 9.10.1",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 9.5.1–9.5.3",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 9.10.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/silver-sands/fences/bylaw-335-2023/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/silver-sands/fences/"
}