{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Woodlands County, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Woodlands County Land Use Bylaw 630/25, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 2.0 m (6.6 ft). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft). Pool enclosure: In hamlets, fence at least 2.0 m high; gates self-latching with lock inside.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000480",
 "municipality": "Woodlands 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.woodlands.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Woodlands County Land Use Bylaw 630/25",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-09-10",
   "document_url": "http://woodlands.ab.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=67abd884-3d4e-4f79-9c0d-d181062dbc36",
   "summary": "Fences under 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in front yards and 2.0 m (6.6 ft) in side and rear yards need no development permit (except corner/road-abutting parcels). Section 10.7: private outdoor swimming pools/hot tubs must be fenced and secured against entry; a building wall may substitute for part of the fence.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "eae0ea751dfb86a76e0e2a5141e58b95eb5168724bfb1541b2a858444409ec3b",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "630/25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eae0ea751dfb86a76e0e2a5141e58b95eb5168724bfb1541b2a858444409ec3b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "2.0 m (6.6 ft)",
    "pool_enclosure": "In hamlets, fence at least 2.0 m high; gates self-latching with lock inside."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "\"Fences shall be constructed to a maximum height of 2.0 m (6.6 ft)\"",
    "max_height_front": "\"Fences shall be constructed to a maximum height of 2.0 m (6.6 ft)\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "\"In hamlets, every fence enclosing an outdoor swimming pool or hot tub shall be\"; \"self-latching device and lock located on the inside of the gate\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/woodlands-county/fences/bylaw-630-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/woodlands-county/fences/"
}