{
 "answer": "In the Town of Wainwright, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Wainwright Land Use Bylaw No. 2022-04, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1.0 m (non-industrial); 2.5 m (industrial). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (non-industrial); 2.5 m (industrial).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000465",
 "municipality": "Wainwright",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.wainwright.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Wainwright Land Use Bylaw No. 2022-04",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/wainwright-004-ca/media/20lo0n1u/land-use-bylaw-2022-04.pdf",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw Section 3.19 caps fences at 1.0m (front) and 2.0m (side/rear) in non-industrial districts, 2.5m in industrial; bans barbed wire, chicken wire and rough-hewn slab fences in residential districts; fences under 1.0m need no permit.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a199e3a01093550e60c7cfe29424cdf08afa48c45b9df6dc51c883a6be5b0379",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-04",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a199e3a01093550e60c7cfe29424cdf08afa48c45b9df6dc51c883a6be5b0379.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (non-industrial); 2.5 m (industrial)",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m (non-industrial); 2.5 m (industrial)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "Residential: 3.0 m; Non-Residential: 6.0 m from intersection of two roads",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire, chicken wire, rough-hewn wooden slab fences (Residential Districts)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Table 4 - Maximum Fence Height",
    "max_height_front": "Table 4 - Maximum Fence Height",
    "permit_required": "s. 2.5(a); Table 2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.18(a)-(b)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3.19(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/wainwright/fences/bylaw-2022-04/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/wainwright/fences/"
}