{
 "answer": "In the District municipality of East Hants, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Municipality of East Hants Land Use Bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1 m. Max height rear side: 2 m.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003139",
 "municipality": "East Hants",
 "status_type": "District municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.easthants.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of East Hants Land Use Bylaw",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.easthants.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LUB-2023_Amended-March2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences: max 1m in front yard, 2m in back/side yards (accessory structure). Daylighting Triangle (Sec 3.25): no fence/sign/tree over 0.6m within a corner-lot sight triangle. Outdoor pools must sit 2.4m off property lines, not in the front yard.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "d73788571b5e8799710726de0de82d52f92d1baaff1b75b5146f8153086225dc",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d73788571b5e8799710726de0de82d52f92d1baaff1b75b5146f8153086225dc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2 m",
    "max_height_front": "1 m",
    "permit_required": false,
    "sight_triangle": "No fence, sign, tree, or other vegetation shall be constructed or permitted to grow to a height greater than 0.6 m above the grade of the abutting streets within the daylighting triangle."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 3.10(h)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 3.10(h)",
    "permit_required": "s. 3.1(e)(iv)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 3.25"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/east-hants/fences/municipality-of-east-hants-land-use-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/east-hants/fences/"
}