{
 "answer": "In the Summer Village of Birchcliff, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Summer Village of Birchcliff Land Use Bylaw No. 258-25, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: No fences in front yard for lots abutting Sylvan Lake; 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) for lots not abutting Sylvan Lake. Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000191",
 "municipality": "Birchcliff",
 "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.sylvansummervillages.ca/birchcliff.php",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Summer Village of Birchcliff Land Use Bylaw No. 258-25",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.sylvansummervillages.ca/uploads/8/8/0/5/88056186/approved_-_sv_of_birchcliff_land_use_bylaw_-_bylaw_258-25_-_june_2025b.pdf",
   "summary": "Current (June 2025) Land Use Bylaw caps fences at 2.0m in most yards (no front-yard fences on lake-abutting lots), requires 80% visual openness in flankage yards, restricts chain-link to 1.0m, and requires private pools/hot tubs be enclosed by a locking fence.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "928b6032f9ede197a44e1b940bce9dc2000d3e18025927d6c233618f5a154e3a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "258-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/928b6032f9ede197a44e1b940bce9dc2000d3e18025927d6c233618f5a154e3a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "No fences in front yard for lots abutting Sylvan Lake; 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) for lots not abutting Sylvan Lake.",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosed by secure lockable lid or fencing equipped with gates that lock in accordance with National Building Code (Alberta Edition).",
    "sight_triangle": "All buildings, fences, vegetation and finished ground elevations shall be less than 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in height above the average elevation of the carriageway.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire fencing is not permitted."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 9.7.1(a)(i); s. 9.7.1(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 9.7.1(a)(ii); s. 9.7.1(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 5.1.2; s. 5.2.1(d)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 9.15.3",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.2.150",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 9.7.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/birchcliff/fences/bylaw-258-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/birchcliff/fences/"
}