Fences & pool enclosures — Cumberland, Nova Scotia

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The County municipality of Cumberland, Nova Scotia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Municipality of Cumberland Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27.

Municipality of Cumberland Land Use By-law adopted bylaw
permit required no s. 3.2.1(b)
sight triangle On a corner lot, no fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush or tree, or any other structure, vehicle, or vegetation shall be erected, placed, or permitted to grow to a height greater than 0.6 metres above grade within the corner lot sight triangle. s. 4.15.1
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Sec 4.15 Corner Lot Sight Triangle: on a corner lot no fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush or tree may be erected or grown higher than 0.6m within the corner sight triangle. Adopted 2018-04-04; consolidated with amendments to 2020-09-16.

Machine-readable: fences.json · Official website: https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-27 · Fences & pool enclosures across Nova Scotia · Fences & pool enclosures in other municipalities