{
 "answer": "In the Town of Mayerthorpe, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Mayerthorpe Land Use Bylaw No. 1066 (Consolidated September 2020), verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 0.91 m (3.0 ft.). Max height rear side: 1.83 m (6.0 ft.).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000342",
 "municipality": "Mayerthorpe",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.mayerthorpe.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Mayerthorpe Land Use Bylaw No. 1066 (Consolidated September 2020)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.mayerthorpe.ca/public/download/files/187792",
   "summary": "Exempts fences under 0.61 m (2 ft) in front yards and under 1.83 m (6 ft) in side/rear yards from needing a development permit; private swimming pools/hot tubs must be secured against public entry and drained without directing water onto neighbouring properties.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "472ab0315262482ccff2bf636e6f1fa1545039e1876637b3f8da929fe3262949",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1066",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/472ab0315262482ccff2bf636e6f1fa1545039e1876637b3f8da929fe3262949.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.83 m (6.0 ft.)",
    "max_height_front": "0.91 m (3.0 ft.)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "pool_enclosure": "Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs for private Use shall be secured against entry by the public other than owners, tenants, or guests.",
    "sight_triangle": "No person shall erect, place or maintain within the Site Triangle a wall, fence, shrub, trees, hedge, or any object over 0.9 metres (3.0 ft.) in height above the lowest Street Grade adjacent to the intersection. Finished Grades within the Site Triangle shall not exceed the general elevation of the roadway by more than 0.6 m. (2.0 feet).",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed, snow-fence, electric, chicken/pig wire on property lines banned in residential districts; creosote pole fencing prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 57(2)(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 57(2)(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 57(1)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 106(1)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 51(3)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 57(8); s. 57(14)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/mayerthorpe/fences/bylaw-1066/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/mayerthorpe/fences/"
}