{
 "answer": "In the City of Fort St. John, British Columbia, max height rear side: 1.8 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones; max height front: 1.2 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones; sight triangle: no landscaping, screening, building or structure >1 m height within 9.0 m of intersection curb lines; prohibited materials: Chain link prohibited in R, RM, front/flanking C zones; Barbed wire only in A1, M1, M2. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000039",
 "municipality": "Fort St. John",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://fortstjohn.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-10-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw",
   "summary": "Section 4.13: fence height capped at 1.2 m (front yard) / 1.8 m (side/rear) in most residential/commercial zones, 2.4 m in industrial zones; barbed wire only in A1/M1/M2 zones, chain-link banned in residential zones.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "50e6e1f7054a627ba9e481e1a2b1ba6c860769fe4d0fe90b0513e61cf0a4d050",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/50e6e1f7054a627ba9e481e1a2b1ba6c860769fe4d0fe90b0513e61cf0a4d050.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m in R, C and INS zones; 2.4 m in M zones",
    "sight_triangle": "no landscaping, screening, building or structure >1 m height within 9.0 m of intersection curb lines",
    "prohibited_materials": "Chain link prohibited in R, RM, front/flanking C zones; Barbed wire only in A1, M1, M2"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.13(3), s. 4.13(4)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.13(3), s. 4.13(4)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.11(1)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.13(6), s. 4.13(8), s. 4.13(9)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fort-st-john/fences/text-50e6e1f7054a/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fort-st-john/fences/"
}