{
 "answer": "In the Municipal District of Cypress County, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Cypress County Land Use Bylaw 2026/18, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft). Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft). Prohibited materials: Razor fencing prohibited; electric only in Agricultural/Country Residential; barb wire prohibited in Hamlet Residential and RRR.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000251",
 "municipality": "Cypress County",
 "status_type": "Municipal District",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.cypress.ab.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Cypress County Land Use Bylaw 2026/18",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-09-01",
   "document_url": "https://www.cypress.ab.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=101b79e7-20f9-44c2-b2ef-67c0207b5089",
   "summary": "Max fence height 2.0m in residential areas, 1.0m on front/flanking corner lots; razor fencing banned everywhere; barbed wire banned in Hamlet Residential/RRR districts (allowed elsewhere for containing livestock); permanent swimming pools need a development permit.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "ab0c63cd8db91a3da5eb0da6af0012e3b7a038a33a135433752aed492cfb731a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026/18",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ab0c63cd8db91a3da5eb0da6af0012e3b7a038a33a135433752aed492cfb731a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m (3.3 ft)",
    "sight_triangle": "On corner or side lots, nothing taller than 1.0 m (3.3 ft) can be placed in the triangle at the corner of the lot that is 6.0 m (20 ft) from the intersection of the streets; in Agricultural and Country Residential Districts along public roadways and Provincial Highways, no fence shall be constructed which would unduly restrict the vision of approaching traffic or an oncoming train.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Razor fencing prohibited; electric only in Agricultural/Country Residential; barb wire prohibited in Hamlet Residential and RRR."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 13.1.1",
    "max_height_front": "s. 13.1.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 11.2.1; s. 13.1.3",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 13.1.4, 13.1.5, 13.1.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cypress-county/fences/bylaw-2026-18/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cypress-county/fences/"
}