{
 "answer": "In the City of Fernie, British Columbia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (to Bylaw 2551), verified 2026-10-26. Max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.). Pool enclosure: All outdoor swimming pools shall have a perimeter fence not less than 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in height with locked gates.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000037",
 "municipality": "Fernie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://fernie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (to Bylaw 2551)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": "1998-03-30",
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505",
   "summary": "Zoning Bylaw 1750 s.3.10: fencing/screening max 1.0 m in front yard, 2.0 m in required side/rear yards; non-residential parcel-line screening max 2.0 m (except open mesh/chain link); barbed wire not in rural residential, security-only elsewhere; outdoor pools need 2.0 m perimeter fence with locked gates; s.3.9 intersection visibility.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "c3bc969be2b31faa45c33786b33aa7cf0fe23cb951ec8e924857f094de0cc9e7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1750",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c3bc969be2b31faa45c33786b33aa7cf0fe23cb951ec8e924857f094de0cc9e7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m (3.3 ft)",
    "pool_enclosure": "All outdoor swimming pools shall have a perimeter fence not less than 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in height with locked gates.",
    "sight_triangle": "No person shall obstruct the visibility at any intersection on corner parcels by any means within a triangular area bounded by the two parcel lines adjacent to the highway right-of-way and a straight line joining each parcel line at a distance of 5.0 m (16.5 feet) from their point of intersection",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire shall not be used as part of any screening in the rural residential zone."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.10(1)(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.10(1)(a)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3.10(1)(g)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.8",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3.10(1)(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/fences/bylaw-1750/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fernie bylaws library (civicweb)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/564",
   "summary": "Bylaw index; no stand-alone fence or pool bylaw listed.",
   "discovered_by": "fences-onbc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "5256790cae4a798eea8855f5c88674a194f22b129766ca5088a6db9c2ff637da",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:15:31+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5256790cae4a798eea8855f5c88674a194f22b129766ca5088a6db9c2ff637da.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/fences/fernie-bylaws-library/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fernie/fences/"
}