{
 "answer": "In the Village of Forestburg, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Village of Forestburg Land Use Bylaw 10:2012, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1 metre (3 feet). Max height rear side: 2 metres (6.5 feet).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000277",
 "municipality": "Forestburg",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.forestburg.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Forestburg Land Use Bylaw 10:2012",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-12-13",
   "document_url": "https://forestburg.civicweb.net/document/6687",
   "summary": "Sec 805 caps residential fences at 2.0m (6.5ft) side/rear yards, requires a development permit, bans barbed wire in residential areas, and requires 2.0m screening for commercial/industrial abutting residential.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "173997f2c982c95b213ccda38198b319f9e683f6a49be7b493182017e4ea662d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "10",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/173997f2c982c95b213ccda38198b319f9e683f6a49be7b493182017e4ea662d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres (6.5 feet)",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre (3 feet)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Swimming pools governed by the Alberta Building Code; maximum fence heights do not apply.",
    "sight_triangle": "Front yard visibility triangle: 20 feet from intersection of front and street side right-of-way lines; rear alley/street: 10 feet from intersection of rear and side street right-of-way lines.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire prohibited in residential areas; electric fences prohibited except internal cross-fence where livestock grazing permitted."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 805.2",
    "max_height_front": "s. 805.2",
    "permit_required": "s. 805.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 805.4",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 821.2.1.1 and s. 821.2.1.2",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 805.7; s. 805.9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/forestburg/fences/bylaw-10/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/forestburg/fences/"
}