{
 "answer": "In the Town of Hay River, Northwest Territories, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Hay River Zoning and Building Bylaw No. 2481/IPS/26, verified 2026-09-29. Max height front: 1 m (3.3 ft); up to 1.83 m (6.0 ft) at Development Officer discretion. Max height rear side: 1.98 m (6.5 ft); up to 2.44 m (8.0 ft) with written consent of adjacent property owners.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003524",
 "municipality": "Hay River",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.hayriver.com",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Hay River Zoning and Building Bylaw No. 2481/IPS/26",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-08-25",
   "document_url": "https://hayriver.com/documents/bylaw-2481-ips-26-zoning-and-building-bylaw/",
   "summary": "Zoning and Building Bylaw 2481/IPS/26 (2026) caps residential fences at 1.98m behind the front building line and 1.0m in front of it, and bars fences over 1.0m tall within the 7.5m sight-triangle at intersections.",
   "discovered_by": "terr-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "13be2a70a5282dc76c296c599e1ef9a9c7b5d48dd574b584afa8635aa8dc59cf",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:50:17+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2481/IPS/26",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/13be2a70a5282dc76c296c599e1ef9a9c7b5d48dd574b584afa8635aa8dc59cf.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.98 m (6.5 ft); up to 2.44 m (8.0 ft) with written consent of adjacent property owners",
    "max_height_front": "1 m (3.3 ft); up to 1.83 m (6.0 ft) at Development Officer discretion",
    "sight_triangle": "Site Sight Triangle: area formed within a corner site by the two street property lines and a straight line which intersects each of them 7.5 m (25 ft) from the corner where they meet; must provide un-obstructed visibility. Fences over 1.0 m (3.3 ft) above established grades and streets prohibited within it."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.12(1)(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.12(1)(b)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.5(2)-(3); s. 5.12(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nt/hay-river/fences/bylaw-2481-ips-26/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nt/hay-river/fences/"
}