{
 "answer": "In the Town of Devon, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Devon Land Use Bylaw No. 924-2019, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.0 m. Max height rear side: 1.8 m. Pool enclosure: Outdoor swimming pool must be enclosed by fences equipped with gates that lock in accordance with the Alberta Building Code.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000256",
 "municipality": "Devon",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://devon.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Devon Land Use Bylaw No. 924-2019",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.devon.ca/Portals/0/Documents/Bylaws/2019-07-17-Land-Use-Bylaw%20-924-2019_v1.pdf",
   "summary": "Fence/wall on a property line capped at 1.0m in front yards, 1.8m in side/flankage/rear yards (a 0.6m privacy screen may be added by permit); electrification banned; private swimming pools must be secured by a locking-gate fence per the Alberta Building Code and set back 75m from river valley banks.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "3e448f9bfbd186a9a5790e88b7733a6486974e12ef46aa426dc3c3cf22275bba",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "924-2019",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3e448f9bfbd186a9a5790e88b7733a6486974e12ef46aa426dc3c3cf22275bba.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m",
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "Outdoor swimming pool must be enclosed by fences equipped with gates that lock in accordance with the Alberta Building Code.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence/tree/hedge/shrub greater than 1.0 m in height within triangular area 7.5 m back from corner property lines.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrification of fences will not be permitted."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 2.18.1",
    "max_height_front": "s. 2.18.1",
    "permit_required": "s. 1.5.2.1(h)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2.31.1(b)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2.24.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 2.18.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/devon/fences/bylaw-924-2019/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/devon/fences/"
}