{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bonnyville, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Bonnyville Land Use Bylaw No. 1447-16, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1.0 metre. Max height rear side: 2.0 metres.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000196",
 "municipality": "Bonnyville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.bonnyville.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Bonnyville Land Use Bylaw No. 1447-16",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-04-26",
   "document_url": "https://town.bonnyville.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Land-Use-Bylaw-2.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 127 caps fences at 2.0m (dropping to 1.0m where they extend into a required yard), bans electrification and barbed wire in residential districts, and requires sight-triangle clearance at intersections; private pools/hot tubs must be secured against public entry.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "bba9838de77484cb1eed9b065040ac3cbd8b5e2b192c9903923d33b522245e07",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1447-16",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bba9838de77484cb1eed9b065040ac3cbd8b5e2b192c9903923d33b522245e07.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metre",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Outdoor pool/hot tub fence at least 1.7 metres high; gates with self-latching device on inside.",
    "sight_triangle": "Corner parcels: no obstruction of sight triangle by fencing/screening; laneways 3.0 m, other roadways 6.1 m from intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "No electrification of fences; no barbed wire fences in residential districts (and below 2.0 m in industrial/urban reserve)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 127(1)(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 127(1)(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 30; s. 32(2)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 201(2)(f)(iii)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 127(2)(b)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 127(7)-(9)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/bonnyville/fences/bylaw-1447-16/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/bonnyville/fences/"
}