{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Smoky Lake County, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Smoky Lake County Land Use Bylaw No. 1272-14 (current to August 3, 2023), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000423",
 "municipality": "Smoky Lake County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.smokylakecounty.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Smoky Lake County Land Use Bylaw No. 1272-14 (current to August 3, 2023)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-12-04",
   "document_url": "http://www.smokylakecounty.ab.ca/vertical/Sites/%7B3BDB1FD6-2B94-455A-BF0C-6017519D4255%7D/uploads/Smoky_Land_Use_Bylaw_1272-14_Consolidation_1.14_chickens.pdf",
   "summary": "Residential fences/walls/hedges capped at 2.0 m (6.6 ft) behind the main building's front line and 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in front of it; commercial/industrial lots abutting residential areas must screen with a 2.0 m solid fence; fence electrification requires Development Authority approval (Sec. 7.10).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "f73702e8cbb9a44b7cf87a4eec0cc921821b4f3f5a6748bbd4a5c5dcf6b603da",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1272-14",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f73702e8cbb9a44b7cf87a4eec0cc921821b4f3f5a6748bbd4a5c5dcf6b603da.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "On corner sites, no fence/wall/tree/bush/structure >1.0 m (3.2 ft.) within triangular area formed by intersecting road right-of-way lines and line joining points 6.0 m (19.6 ft.) from intersection."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "s. 2.2(U)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.4(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/smoky-lake-county/fences/bylaw-1272-14/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/smoky-lake-county/fences/"
}