Fences & pool enclosures — Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick

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In the Rural community of Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by By-law No. L-4 - A By-law to Regulate the Fencing of Swimming Pools in the Town of Nackawic and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: .8 m (2 and one half ft). Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 ft) in an R Zone; 2.5 m (8 ft) in a zone other than an R Zone.

By-law No. L-4 - A By-law to Regulate the Fencing of Swimming Pools in the Town of Nackawic adopted bylaw
permit required yes s. 2(a)
pool enclosure Fence not less than 1.2 m and not more than 1.8 m; gate self-closing, self-latching at top inside; enclosure precludes access except by gate. s. 4.04(a); s. 4.04(b); s. 4.02
prohibited materials Material that facilitates climbing s. 4.01
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By-law No. L-4 requires a permit before building a pool; in-ground pool enclosures must be 1.2-1.8m high and at least 1.2m from the pool edge, with self-closing/self-latching gates of the same height; carried over from the former Town of Nackawic.

Town of Nackawic Zoning By-Law adopted bylaw
max height rear side 1.8 m (6 ft) in an R Zone; 2.5 m (8 ft) in a zone other than an R Zone s. 16.3
max height front .8 m (2 and one half ft) s. 16.2
sight triangle Except in a Commercial Zone, no building, structure, fence, shrub or tree foliage may obstruct the line of vision at a street intersection between the heights of 1 and 3 m (3 and 10ft) above the grade of the streets within an area bounded by the centre lines thereof and a line joining a point on each centre line 24 m (78 ft) from their intersection. s. 17.1
scout note

Zoning By-law s.16: fences in a required front yard may not exceed 0.8 m (chain-link security fences excepted); otherwise fences are capped at 1.8 m in R zones and 2.5 m in other zones. s.17: except in a Commercial Zone, no building, fence, shrub or foliage may obstruct the line of vision between 1 and 3 m above street grade

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