{
 "answer": "In the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by City of Medicine Hat Land Use Bylaw No. 4853, verified 2026-09-27. Prohibited materials: barb wire or electrical fencing.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000344",
 "municipality": "Medicine Hat",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.medicinehat.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Medicine Hat Land Use Bylaw No. 4853",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-01",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/medicinehat-016-ca/media/aylidv3h/4853-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Section 154 caps fence/gate height at 1.2 m in front yards and 2.0 m in side/rear yards, requires a clear sight line through corner visibility triangles, and requires residential swimming pools/hot tubs to meet enclosure/setback rules.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "6ccb00b064d3d6375302473691b447060e06f22af11ce7db469e1824dc3ead2f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4853",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6ccb00b064d3d6375302473691b447060e06f22af11ce7db469e1824dc3ead2f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sight_triangle": "Landscaping and fences are allowed within a corner visibility triangle if they allow for a clear sight line through the whole of the corner visibility triangle at all vertical elevations between 0.90 m and 2.50 m from surface grade.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barb wire or electrical fencing"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sight_triangle": "s. 143(2)",
    "prohibited_materials": "\"the following are prohibited when associated with a residential district or use\"; \"barb wire or electrical fencing\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/medicine-hat/fences/bylaw-4853/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/medicine-hat/fences/"
}