{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitecourt, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Whitecourt Land Use Bylaw No. 1577, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.0m (1.8m for residential property flanking arterial roads). Max height rear side: 1.8m. Prohibited materials: Barbed wire fences are not permitted except at Development Authority discretion; electrification of fences is not permitted.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000479",
 "municipality": "Whitecourt",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.whitecourt.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Whitecourt Land Use Bylaw No. 1577",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.whitecourt.ca/public/download/files/317432",
   "summary": "Sec 6.8 Fences and Hedges: max 2.0m fence height generally (up to 1.8m on arterial-road frontage), reduced within corner sight triangles; barbed wire and electrified fences banned except by Development Authority discretion in industrial areas. Sec 7.11 requires private outdoor pools/hot tubs enclosed by a self-closing, self-latching fence at least as high as the pool barrier.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c668d81d3482cd8f65b161d54b9691a7bc2cf19cf7b35b8505500f7823834a04",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1577",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c668d81d3482cd8f65b161d54b9691a7bc2cf19cf7b35b8505500f7823834a04.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8m",
    "max_height_front": "1.0m (1.8m for residential property flanking arterial roads)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Pool/hot tub area protected by fence/building/wall/enclosure preventing unauthorized access; fence height not less than 1.8m; gate same height, self-closing, self-latching inside not less than 1.5m above ground.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence higher than 1.0m within corner-site sight triangle (regardless of corner cut-off) or on other sites with more than one yard facing a street unless approved.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire fences are not permitted except at Development Authority discretion; electrification of fences is not permitted."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 6.8.1(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 6.8.1(b)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 7.11.1(b)-(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.8.1(c)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 6.8.4-6.8.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/whitecourt/fences/bylaw-1577/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/whitecourt/fences/"
}