{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Sturgeon County, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Sturgeon County Land Use Bylaw 1385/17, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1m (3.3ft). Max height rear side: 1.83m (6ft). Prohibited materials: barbed wire in any residential district.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000439",
 "municipality": "Sturgeon 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://sturgeoncounty.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sturgeon County Land Use Bylaw 1385/17",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://www.sturgeoncounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/bylaw_1385-17_full_document.pdf",
   "summary": "A fence or other enclosure no higher than 1.83 m (6 ft) does not require a development permit; taller fences need a permit. Some districts cap fences, walls or screening at 1.0 m in front/visibility areas and at 2.44 m (8 ft) overall.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "89d1d338bb81f0ac09110fdc9e1a21647edb942403f6f9407505cec1c98395d9",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1385/17",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/89d1d338bb81f0ac09110fdc9e1a21647edb942403f6f9407505cec1c98395d9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.83m (6ft)",
    "max_height_front": "1m (3.3ft)",
    "permit_required": false,
    "sight_triangle": "No buildings, fences, signs, trees, shelterbelts, haystacks or other similar obstructions to visibility which are more than 1m (3.3ft) above road grade shall be located within the sight triangle along the intersection of roads.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire in any residential district"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.8; \"exceed 1.83m (6ft) in height in a rear yard or side yard\"",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.8; \"exceed 1m (3.3ft) in height in a front yard\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 2.3(h)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.18",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/sturgeon-county/fences/bylaw-1385-17/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/sturgeon-county/fences/"
}