{
 "answer": "In the Town of Bow Island, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Bow Island Land Use Bylaw No. 2024:07 (Part 5 - General Standards of Development), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000198",
 "municipality": "Bow Island",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.bowisland.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Bow Island Land Use Bylaw No. 2024:07 (Part 5 - General Standards of Development)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://bowisland.com/vertical/sites/%7B4ACC65DF-9D2F-4E8F-9096-A2CD3E3D88E6%7D/uploads/Land_Use_Bylaw_Part_5_General_Standards_of_Development.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 17.4-17.5 limits residential front-yard fences/hedges that restrict vision to 0.9 m without an MPC permit and secondary front, rear and side yard fences to 1.8 m, measured from average grade; Section 20 (non-residential) allows chain-link to 2.4 m in front yards and 2.4 m in other yards.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "349fd11568986642fbebeeabb3ceec63b9728efa31747a0a44f759ea947cb549",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/349fd11568986642fbebeeabb3ceec63b9728efa31747a0a44f759ea947cb549.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 ft)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which may restrict traffic visibility at street intersections, between 0.9 m (3 ft) and 3.0 m (10 ft) above the centre line grades of the intersecting streets in the area bounded by the property lines of such corner lots and a line joining points along the said property line 6.1 m (20 ft) from the point of intersection."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 17.5",
    "permit_required": "s. 17.4",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 16.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/bow-island/fences/bylaw-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/bow-island/fences/"
}