{
 "answer": "In the Town of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Fort Smith Zoning Bylaw #1063, verified 2026-09-29. Max height front: 1.0 metre. Max height rear side: 2.0 metres. Prohibited materials: barbed wire or other sharp material; readily degradable plastics; electric-current device (except CR-Country Residential).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003522",
 "municipality": "Fort Smith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
 "official_website": "http://fortsmith.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Fort Smith Zoning Bylaw #1063",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fortsmith.ca/media/2589",
   "summary": "Zoning Bylaw #1063 caps residential fences at 2.0m in side/rear yards and 1.0m in front yards, bars fences over 1.0m within 7.5m of a street intersection, and bans barbed wire and electric fencing except in the Country Residential zone.",
   "discovered_by": "terr-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "997172b65cf98d94477ab0f8fbbff643d92bfaa0ffc2c3a7ea184dcbca98f1b8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:50:17+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1063",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/997172b65cf98d94477ab0f8fbbff643d92bfaa0ffc2c3a7ea184dcbca98f1b8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metre",
    "sight_triangle": "Fences, vegetation, Buildings, Signs, or Structures shall not exceed a Height of 1.0 metre within the corner visibility triangle; triangle has two equal sides 7.5 metres where two Roads meet.",
    "prohibited_materials": "barbed wire or other sharp material; readily degradable plastics; electric-current device (except CR-Country Residential)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 7.9.3(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 7.9.3(b)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 7.8.1; s. 7.8.2",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7.9.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nt/fort-smith/fences/bylaw-1063/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nt/fort-smith/fences/"
}