{
 "answer": "In the Village of Duchess, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Village of Duchess Land Use Bylaw No. 482-19 (consolidated to Bylaw 522-24, Feb 2025), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft). Pool enclosure: 1.8 m high fence with a self-latching lockable gate with the latches located at least 1.2 m above grade.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000263",
 "municipality": "Duchess",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.villageofduchess.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Duchess Land Use Bylaw No. 482-19 (consolidated to Bylaw 522-24, Feb 2025)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://villageofduchess.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Duchess-Land-Use-Bylaw-482-19-February-2020-consolidated-to-Bylaw-522-24-No-Map.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences/hedges max 0.9m in front yard, 1.8-2.4m in other yards depending on district; barbed wire/unconventional fencing restricted; private swimming pools must be enclosed by a 1.8m fence with a self-latching, lockable gate.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "5233bfd005e30b8620f20ddea00b0747aad3c896b26f7f10b87d659fc22349a3",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "482-19",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5233bfd005e30b8620f20ddea00b0747aad3c896b26f7f10b87d659fc22349a3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 ft)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "1.8 m high fence with a self-latching lockable gate with the latches located at least 1.2 m above grade",
    "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.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire fencing or unconventional fencing materials"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "Schedule 4, s. 5.2",
    "permit_required": "Schedule 4, s. 5.1; \"without a development permit approved by the Municipal Planning Commission\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "Schedule 2 - R, s. 14.3(a)",
    "sight_triangle": "Schedule 4, s. 1.1",
    "prohibited_materials": "Schedule 4, s. 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/duchess/fences/bylaw-482-19/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/duchess/fences/"
}