{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Birch Cove, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Summer Village of Birch Cove Land Use Bylaw No. 96-10, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 0.9 m (3.0 ft). Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6.0 ft).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000189",
 "municipality": "Birch Cove",
 "status_type": "Summer Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.birchcove.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Birch Cove Land Use Bylaw No. 96-10",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://birchcove.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LAND-USE-BYLAW-96-10.pdf",
   "summary": "Land Use Bylaw No. 96-10 caps fences at 1.8m (6ft), 0.9m in front yards (1.5m allowed for open chain-link), restricts obstructions in sight triangles at intersections, and requires private pools/hot tubs be enclosed by a self-latching fence at least 1.5m high.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5d93ce04dd360f8af3d8b0111aa7f33753a75dee4ddbe0c23a9831fb5a0537ba",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "96-10",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5d93ce04dd360f8af3d8b0111aa7f33753a75dee4ddbe0c23a9831fb5a0537ba.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6.0 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "0.9 m (3.0 ft)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Fence at least 1.5 m (5.0 ft) high; gates with self-latching device on inside; or locking cover.",
    "sight_triangle": "no person shall erect, place or maintain within the site triangle a wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge or any object over 0.9 m (3 ft) in height above the lowest street grade adjacent to the intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified or barbed wire fences in residential district."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 55(1)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 55(4)",
    "permit_required": "s. 55(1)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 43(3)(c)-(d)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 39",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 55(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/birch-cove/fences/bylaw-96-10/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/birch-cove/fences/"
}