{
 "answer": "In the Village of Valley Waters, New Brunswick, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Village of Norton Rural Plan, By-law 2017-21-00 (predecessor by-law carried forward by Valley Waters), verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 0.8 m. Max height rear side: 1.9 m in a residential zone; 2.4 m in any other zone. Pool enclosure: In-ground pool must be enclosed by fence/wall at least 1.52 m high; gates self-closing and self-latching at least 1.52 m above bottom.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003118",
 "municipality": "Valley Waters",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://valleywaters.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Norton Rural Plan, By-law 2017-21-00 (predecessor by-law carried forward by Valley Waters)",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://kingsrsc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Registered-Copy-VNorton-Rural-Plan-2017.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences capped at 0.8m in a front yard, 1.9m elsewhere in a residential zone (2.4m other zones); no barbed wire in residential zones; outdoor in-ground pools must be enclosed by a non-climbable fence/wall at least 1.52m high with a self-closing, self-latching gate; corner lots have a sight-triangle rule restricting fences/hedges at intersections.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "9a031139b930acf4d32364c2df1849a8a20f794a5ee9b753ff92da7647a6dd60",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2017-21-00",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9a031139b930acf4d32364c2df1849a8a20f794a5ee9b753ff92da7647a6dd60.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.9 m in a residential zone; 2.4 m in any other zone",
    "max_height_front": "0.8 m",
    "pool_enclosure": "In-ground pool must be enclosed by fence/wall at least 1.52 m high; gates self-closing and self-latching at least 1.52 m above bottom.",
    "sight_triangle": "6 metres (20 feet) back from street lot line intersection; no building/structure; no shrubs/foliage obstructing driver view.",
    "prohibited_materials": "In residential zones: barbed wire or other dangerous material; pool enclosures: electrified, barbed wire, dangerous material."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.29(2)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.29(1)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.17(1), (6)(c)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.15(1)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.29(3); s. 5.17(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/valley-waters/fences/bylaw-2017-21-00/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/valley-waters/fences/"
}