{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Waiparous, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Summer Village of Waiparous Land Use Bylaw No. 157-23, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.6 m (5.2 ft). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft). Pool enclosure: Fencing around pools shall be provided in accordance with the Alberta Building Code requirements.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000466",
 "municipality": "Waiparous",
 "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.waiparous.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Waiparous Land Use Bylaw No. 157-23",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://waiparous.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bylaw-157-23-Land-Use.pdf",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw Section 11 caps fences at 1.6m (front) and 2.0m (side/rear); bans barbed wire and electric fencing except wildlife-exclusion garden fences; requires pool fencing to meet the Alberta Building Code; taller fences need a discretionary development permit.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "63def8b774cabda309b2a4f42dd068cbc5eacd95bce1ffddc2491963ba83cf12",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "157-23",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/63def8b774cabda309b2a4f42dd068cbc5eacd95bce1ffddc2491963ba83cf12.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "1.6 m (5.2 ft)",
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fencing around pools shall be provided in accordance with the Alberta Building Code requirements.",
    "sight_triangle": "no building, fence, tree, bush, other landscaping or similar object that is greater than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in height is allowed within the triangle formed by a straight line drawn between two points on the built road adjacent to the boundaries of a Corner Lot, those two points being 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from the corner of the intersecting roads.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire or electrical fencing is prohibited except around garden areas referenced in Section 11.7"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "\"Fences may be a maximum of 2.0 m (6.6 ft) in height along the side and rear\"",
    "max_height_front": "\"Fences may be a maximum of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in height along the front\"",
    "permit_required": "s. 25.1(e)",
    "pool_enclosure": "\"Fencing around pools shall be provided in accordance with the Alberta Building\"",
    "sight_triangle": "\"similar object that is greater than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) in height is allowed within the\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "\"The use of barbed wire or electrical fencing is prohibited within the Summer Village\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/waiparous/fences/bylaw-157-23/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/waiparous/fences/"
}