{
 "answer": "In the Town of Spirit River, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Spirit River Land Use Bylaw No. 970, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 1 m (3 ft). Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000426",
 "municipality": "Spirit River",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofspiritriver.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Spirit River Land Use Bylaw No. 970",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofspiritriver.civicweb.net/document/6056",
   "summary": "Fences capped at 1.8 m (6 ft) in side/rear yards and 1 m (3 ft) in front yards, or 1 m within a corner-lot sight triangle; no electrified fences; barbed wire barred in residential, C1 and HD districts; commercial/industrial lots abutting residential need a 1.8 m screening fence (Sec. 4.4.4, 4.8).",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "4c8818ab1b88b2dab6a784be662fc3342540cd47e3e841a5132f6b2fee21f574",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "970",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4c8818ab1b88b2dab6a784be662fc3342540cd47e3e841a5132f6b2fee21f574.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 ft)",
    "max_height_front": "1 m (3 ft)",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "No fence more than 1 m (3 ft) high within the sight triangle on a corner lot; no object, structure, fence, hedge, shrub, or tree within a sight triangle if it interferes with traffic safety.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrification not permitted; barbed wire not permitted in residential, C1, or HD districts."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.8.2(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.8.2(b)",
    "permit_required": "s. 6.1.1; s. 6.2.1(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.8.2(c); s. 4.4.4",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 4.8.6; s. 4.8.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/spirit-river/fences/bylaw-970/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/spirit-river/fences/"
}