{
 "answer": "In the Town of Ladysmith, British Columbia, max height rear side: 2.0 metres (Residential), 2.4 metres (Commercial, Industrial, Institutional); max height front: 1.2 metres (Residential), 2.4 metres (Industrial, Institutional), Prohibited (Commercial); sight triangle: max Height 1.0 metre within sight triangle (6.0 metres from intersection); prohibited materials: electrified wire, razor wire, ribbon wire, barbed wire, ultra-barrier wire (except I-1/I-2 Zones). Source: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw No. 1860 (2014), verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000062",
 "municipality": "Ladysmith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw No. 1860 (2014)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-consolidation-november2024-website.pdf?sfvrsn=b319e88c_88",
   "summary": "Fence height limited to 1.2m in front/exterior side yards, 2.0m in interior side/rear yards (residential); 2.4m commercial/industrial/institutional. Bans electrified, razor, ribbon and barbed wire fencing outside industrial zones.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "fbf8e8e578b9bf942828df70cd42c00b790475c3bc67b56bfee327f84670f9d8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fbf8e8e578b9bf942828df70cd42c00b790475c3bc67b56bfee327f84670f9d8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres (Residential), 2.4 metres (Commercial, Industrial, Institutional)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 metres (Residential), 2.4 metres (Industrial, Institutional), Prohibited (Commercial)",
    "sight_triangle": "max Height 1.0 metre within sight triangle (6.0 metres from intersection)",
    "prohibited_materials": "electrified wire, razor wire, ribbon wire, barbed wire, ultra-barrier wire (except I-1/I-2 Zones)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.20(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.20(a), s. 5.20(b)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.15(a), s. 5.15(b)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7.1(f), s. 7.1(h)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/ladysmith/fences/text-fbf8e8e578b9/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ladysmith/fences/"
}