{
 "answer": "In the Village of Fundy Albert, New Brunswick, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Village of Alma Rural Plan By-law No. 97 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: eighty cm (unless security fence of chain link construction). Max height rear side: 2 m in a residential zone; 2.5 m in any other zone. Pool enclosure: Enclosure at least 1.5 m high; gates self-closing and self-latching at least 1.3 m above bottom; enclosures not exceed 2.75 m.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003068",
 "municipality": "Fundy Albert",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://fundyalbert.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Alma Rural Plan By-law No. 97",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://fundyalbert.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Alma-Rural-plan-Bylaw-97.pdf",
   "summary": "Predecessor Village of Alma's rural plan caps front-yard fences at 0.8m unless chain-link security fencing; swimming pools must be enclosed by a 1.5m fence/wall meeting detailed gate, gap and anti-climb specifications.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "a3eb7e2e70f9e87da0417d9526e3c0e11a0d1a23189d5e4f38c5288b777c3699",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "97",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a3eb7e2e70f9e87da0417d9526e3c0e11a0d1a23189d5e4f38c5288b777c3699.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m in a residential zone; 2.5 m in any other zone",
    "max_height_front": "eighty cm (unless security fence of chain link construction)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure at least 1.5 m high; gates self-closing and self-latching at least 1.3 m above bottom; enclosures not exceed 2.75 m.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush, tree, structure or building >1 m above grade within triangular area 4.6 m from street line intersection on corner lot.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Material likely to harm people, such as barbed wire; pool fences not electrified or barbed wire/sharp dangerous material."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 7.15.2(b)-(c)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 7.15.1",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 7.16.1, 7.16.5(c), 7.16.6(a)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 7.2",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 7.15.2(a), 7.16.4(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/fundy-albert/fences/plan-97/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Hillsborough Rural Plan By-law No. 51",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://fundyalbert.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/By-Law-51Rural-Plan.pdf",
   "summary": "Predecessor Village of Hillsborough's rural plan caps front-yard fences at 0.8m (security chain-link excepted); pool enclosures require a 1.5m fence/wall with a self-closing gate and no climbable elements.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "7040b65e425e7ba48b23763a66286f778054e3de46cfc1c5245c8ce6ed2ec91f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "51",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7040b65e425e7ba48b23763a66286f778054e3de46cfc1c5245c8ce6ed2ec91f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "two metres in an R1 or R2 zone; two and one-half metres in any other zone",
    "max_height_front": "eighty centimetres (unless it is a security fence of chain link construction)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Swimming pool must be enclosed by fence/wall/combination at least 1.5 m high; gates self-closing and equipped with self-latching device at least 1.3 m above bottom.",
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot, a fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush or tree or any other structure or building shall not be erected or permitted to grow to a height more than 1 metre above grade of the streets that abut the lot within the triangular area included within the street lines for a distance of 4.6 metres from their point of intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Material likely to harm people, such as barb wires; pool fences not electrified or with barbed wire/sharp dangerous material."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 10.27(2)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 10.27(1)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 10.28(1), (6)(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 10.2",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 10.27(2)(c); s. 10.28(4)(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/fundy-albert/fences/plan-51/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Riverside-Albert Rural Plan By-law No. RARP-2",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://fundyalbert.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Village-of-Riverside-Albert-Rural-By-Law-Plan.pdf",
   "summary": "Predecessor Village of Riverside-Albert's rural plan sets fences back 0.6m from a lot line unless neighbours agree, caps height at 1m in sight triangles/front yards (taller allowed to pen hobby-farm livestock), and requires a 1.5m pool-enclosure fence.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "8c075b1e57523fb10f2a49d7ea29b24d498483010bcabfa8a926bed08fea79c8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "RARP-2",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8c075b1e57523fb10f2a49d7ea29b24d498483010bcabfa8a926bed08fea79c8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres",
    "max_height_front": "1 metre",
    "pool_enclosure": "Pool must be completely enclosed by fence/wall at least 1.5 m high; gates self-closing with self-latching device at least 1.5 m above bottom.",
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot, fence/hedge/structure not to exceed 1 m above grade within triangular area 4.6 m from street-line intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "electrified, barbed wire, or other sharp dangerous materials"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.12.1(b)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.12.1(b)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 3.16; s. 3.16.5(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.9",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 3.16.3(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/fundy-albert/fences/plan-rarp-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/fundy-albert/fences/"
}