{
 "answer": "In the Town of Sussex, New Brunswick, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Sussex Zoning By-law #1350-24 (Consolidated Version, amending By-law #1350-21), verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.2 metres (fence along a street line). Max height rear side: 2 metres in a Residential zone; 2.5 metres in a zone other than a Residential zone. Pool enclosure: Outdoor pool must be completely enclosed by fence/barrier no less than 1.5 m high, no opening >10 cm; access by self-closing, self-latching gate min 1.5 m.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003111",
 "municipality": "Sussex",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.sussex.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Sussex Zoning By-law #1350-24 (Consolidated Version, amending By-law #1350-21)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-08-19",
   "document_url": "https://sussex.ca/media/1350-24-SUSSEX-ZONING-BY-LAW-CONSOLIDATED-1-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences capped at 2m in a Residential zone (2.5m elsewhere), max 1.2m along a street line, set 150mm-600mm off the property line; corner lots have a 5m sight-triangle where structures/fences/trees over 0.95m are barred; outdoor pools need a 1.5m fence enclosure with a self-latching gate.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c8d00e0a12e4c5fe00ae3dc7443e3c04a2b03f036d641443ee08c4e87f6d7f0a",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1350-24",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c8d00e0a12e4c5fe00ae3dc7443e3c04a2b03f036d641443ee08c4e87f6d7f0a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 metres in a Residential zone; 2.5 metres in a zone other than a Residential zone",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 metres (fence along a street line)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Outdoor pool must be completely enclosed by fence/barrier no less than 1.5 m high, no opening >10 cm; access by self-closing, self-latching gate min 1.5 m.",
    "sight_triangle": "Triangular area formed by intersecting street right-of-way lines and a line joining points 5 metres from intersection; no building, structure, fence, shrub or tree foliage over 0.95 m may obstruct.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified, barbed wire, or other dangerous materials prohibited in residential zones except Agriculture and Rural Lands."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "\"No fence may exceed the height of\"; \"2 metres in a Residential zone\"; \"2.5 metres in a zone other than a Residential zone\"",
    "max_height_front": "\"no fence along a street line may exceed 1.2 metres in height\"",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.1.5(b); s. 5.1.6(a)",
    "sight_triangle": "\"the triangular area formed by the intersecting street right of way lines and a line joining the points 5 metres from the intersection\"; \"tree foliage over the height of 0.95 metres may obstruct\"",
    "prohibited_materials": "\"no fence in a residential zone shall be electrified or incorporate barbed wire or other dangerous materials\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/sussex/fences/bylaw-1350-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/sussex/fences/"
}