{
 "answer": "In the Village of Holden, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Village of Holden Land Use Bylaw No. 3-2013, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1 m (3.2 ft.). Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft.).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000302",
 "municipality": "Holden",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.village.holden.ab.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Holden Land Use Bylaw No. 3-2013",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://holden.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bylaw-LUB-3-2013.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 8.11 caps fences at 1.8m (side/rear) and 1m (front) in residential districts (2.43m/1.22m commercial), with tighter limits near road/lane intersections; razor wire and barbed wire barred in residential districts.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a59b8a31e3cf9daaf9722be53e2c2effac9d64628cd5ef7c70699101b5e4f3b5",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3-2013",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a59b8a31e3cf9daaf9722be53e2c2effac9d64628cd5ef7c70699101b5e4f3b5.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "1 m (3.2 ft.)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "No fence, wall, tree, bush structure or thing more than 0.9 m (3 ft.) in height within triangular area formed by intersecting boundary lines and a straight line joining points 6 m (19.6 ft.) from their intersection; 4.5 m (14.8 ft.) for lanes.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Razor wire and barbed wire are prohibited in Residential Districts; elsewhere require a development permit."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 8.11(2)(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 8.11(2)(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2(1)(d)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 8.8(1)-(2)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 8.11(7)-(8)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/holden/fences/bylaw-3-2013/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/holden/fences/"
}