{
 "answer": "In the Town of Thorsby, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Thorsby Land Use Bylaw #2025-05, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1.0 m. Max height rear side: 2.0 m.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000450",
 "municipality": "Thorsby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.thorsby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Thorsby Land Use Bylaw #2025-05",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-08-26",
   "document_url": "https://thorsbyab.web.catalisgov.ca/uploads/dm/100205/Land_Use_Bylaw_202505.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence height max 2.0 m on internal lots (1.0 m for the portion beyond the principal building), reduced height on corner lots; barbed wire restricted to Urban Holding/Industrial districts and electrified fences banned.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "2169ed82554a8c9719fea5a9a2190eccdd89288318940afb70589f9d36edf768",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2025-05",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2169ed82554a8c9719fea5a9a2190eccdd89288318940afb70589f9d36edf768.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "No fence or other screening, including landscaping, more than 1.0 m high within triangular area 6.0 m back from intersecting front boundary lines.",
    "prohibited_materials": "No electrification of fences; no barbed wire fences in residential districts."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 9.13(1)(b)(i)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 9.13(1)(b)(i)",
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1(1); s. 3.2(1)(j)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 9.13(1)(b)(iii)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 9.13(5)-(6)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/thorsby/fences/bylaw-2025-05/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/thorsby/fences/"
}