{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smithers, British Columbia, max height rear side: 1.8 m (Residential); 2.5 m (Commercial, Public Use, Industrial); max height front: 1.2 m; sight triangle: 6 metre by 6 metre sight triangle maintained; vegetation not to exceed 0.6 metres high at maturity; no obstruction between 1m and 3m height; prohibited materials: No barbed wire or chain link fencing is permitted within view of the public in the downtown.. Source: Town of Smithers Zoning Bylaw No. 1987, verified 2026-08-28.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000130",
 "municipality": "Smithers",
 "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.smithers.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Smithers Zoning Bylaw No. 1987",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-06-17",
   "document_url": "https://smithers.civicweb.net/document/265053/",
   "summary": "Fences/walls/hedges max 1.8m in residential zones, 1.2m in front yard setback, 2.5m commercial/industrial; open-mesh fences on schools/parks up to 3.5m.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-28",
   "capture_sha256": "2be008441d5dbc80df371f89b45fd445ce5673293172828a9f18cfb37ea993e6",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T03:03:43+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2be008441d5dbc80df371f89b45fd445ce5673293172828a9f18cfb37ea993e6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (Residential); 2.5 m (Commercial, Public Use, Industrial)",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m",
    "sight_triangle": "6 metre by 6 metre sight triangle maintained; vegetation not to exceed 0.6 metres high at maturity; no obstruction between 1m and 3m height",
    "prohibited_materials": "No barbed wire or chain link fencing is permitted within view of the public in the downtown."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 2.9.2(a), s. 2.9.2(c)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 2.9.2(b)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.7.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.9.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/smithers/fences/text-2be008441d5d/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/smithers/fences/"
}