{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of County of Northern Lights, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by County of Northern Lights Land Use Bylaw No. 12-61-290 (office consolidation, January 2026), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000238",
 "municipality": "County of Northern Lights",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.countyofnorthernlights.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Northern Lights Land Use Bylaw No. 12-61-290 (office consolidation, January 2026)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.countyofnorthernlights.com/sites/default/files/2026-02/land use bylaw february 2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Gates/fences/walls under 0.9m (front yard) or 1.8m (side/rear) don't need a development permit (implying a permit above that height); no fence, hedge, shrub or tree may stand within a hamlet corner-lot sight triangle if it interferes with traffic sightlines.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:38:00+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_sha256": "0efc05cd845f066c5fb907a4eee358269cb315a42c85a96f9c65da6def34509b",
   "snapshot_source": "http://www.countyofnorthernlights.com/sites/default/files/2026-02/land%20use%20bylaw%20february%202026.pdf",
   "document_number": "12-61-290",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0efc05cd845f066c5fb907a4eee358269cb315a42c85a96f9c65da6def34509b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "No object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree within a sight triangle if it interferes with traffic safety; no permanent development within sight triangles at road intersections."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required": "\"means of enclosure less than 0.9 m (3 ft) in height in front yards\"",
    "sight_triangle": "\"object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree within a sight triangle\"; \"no permanent development shall be permitted within the sight triangles\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/county-of-northern-lights/fences/bylaw-12-61-290/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/county-of-northern-lights/fences/"
}