{
 "answer": "In the Town of Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Birch Hills Zoning Bylaw No. 4-17 (2017), verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.0 metres above grade level. Max height rear side: 2.0 metres above grade level in any residential zoning district, or 2.5 metres above grade level in any non-residential zoning district. Prohibited materials: Barbed wire shall not be permitted.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000522",
 "municipality": "Birch Hills",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.birchhills.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Birch Hills Zoning Bylaw No. 4-17 (2017)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-04-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.birchhills.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2017-Bylaw-4-17-Town-of-Birch-Hills-ZB-Final_with-signatures-approval-stamp.pdf",
   "summary": "No fence before principal building erected (except commercial/industrial); front-yard fence/wall max 1.0m; side/rear max 2.0m (residential) or 2.5m (non-residential); no obstruction of corner-lot sight triangles.",
   "discovered_by": "sk-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-29",
   "capture_sha256": "e753b2243397cb7f97fb5e79918678e758e59097b03ccb04c096f024401db2af",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-29T14:36:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4-17",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e753b2243397cb7f97fb5e79918678e758e59097b03ccb04c096f024401db2af.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 metres above grade level in any residential zoning district, or 2.5 metres above grade level in any non-residential zoning district",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 metres above grade level",
    "permit_required": false,
    "sight_triangle": "Sight triangle at street intersection: 6 m; nothing shall obscure vision at a height of 1 metre or greater above the elevation of the centre of the abutting street.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire shall not be permitted."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 4.7.5",
    "max_height_front": "s. 4.7.4",
    "permit_required": "s. 3.2.2(5)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 2 (Sight Triangle); s. 4.5",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 8.16.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/sk/birch-hills/fences/bylaw-4-17/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/sk/birch-hills/fences/"
}