{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Alberni, British Columbia, max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft); max height front: 1.25 m (4.1 ft); pool enclosure: Fencing minimum 1.85 m (6.0 ft) and maximum 2.4 m (8.0 ft) height required around open swimming pools.; sight triangle: On corner lots at street-to-street or street-to-lane intersections, no obstruction above 1.25 m and below 3.0 m in triangular area extending 6 m along each lot line from corner.. Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000102",
 "municipality": "Port Alberni",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://portalberni.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Zoning Bylaw No. 5105",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/users/cfoden/PAZoningBylaw_No_5105_Final_AdoptedJune10_2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence height limited to 1.25 m in front yard, 1.8 m elsewhere (2.5 m front yard in M zones); barbed/razor/electrified wire banned except in M zones; chain-link fences must be screened/opaque, max height 3.7 m near parks, schools and cemeteries.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_sha256": "d8dc013fe502855cd7ab0b9f5f0ef2895827bb6bff1ab2a0cd82f9e96ac9370b",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d8dc013fe502855cd7ab0b9f5f0ef2895827bb6bff1ab2a0cd82f9e96ac9370b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "1.25 m (4.1 ft)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Fencing minimum 1.85 m (6.0 ft) and maximum 2.4 m (8.0 ft) height required around open swimming pools.",
    "sight_triangle": "On corner lots at street-to-street or street-to-lane intersections, no obstruction above 1.25 m and below 3.0 m in triangular area extending 6 m along each lot line from corner.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire, razor wire, electrified wire, or any material intended to produce sensation or injury."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 6.7.4",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6.7.3",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.7.11",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.5.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.7.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alberni/fences/text-d8dc013fe502/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-alberni/fences/"
}