{
 "answer": "In the Town of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of New Glasgow Swimming Pool Bylaw and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.2 m (4 feet). Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 feet) in a Residential Zone; 3.6 m (12 feet) otherwise. Pool enclosure: Enclosure minimum five feet in height from grade; gates equipped with self-closing, self-latching devices placed at top and inside.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003151",
 "municipality": "New Glasgow",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://newglasgow.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of New Glasgow Swimming Pool Bylaw",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1988-07-18",
   "document_url": "http://newglasgow.ca/75-swimming-pool-bylaw/file.html",
   "summary": "Swimming Pool Bylaw requires any swimming pool (or its yard) be enclosed by a fence/wall at least 5 feet high, with self-closing, self-latching gates, to prevent uncontrolled access; a building permit is required for new pools.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "999bf0a750ef8f2684acc4a6b1261f0d99c65ef56d42acb76fa690dc9324356f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/999bf0a750ef8f2684acc4a6b1261f0d99c65ef56d42acb76fa690dc9324356f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure minimum five feet in height from grade; gates equipped with self-closing, self-latching devices placed at top and inside."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 4; s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/new-glasgow/fences/town-of-new-glasgow-swimming-pool-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Towns of New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton and Westville (Common) Land Use By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://newglasgow.ca/564-land-use-bylaw/file.html",
   "summary": "Common Land Use By-law permits fences to 1.8m (6ft) in residential zones without a permit (3.6m/12ft max elsewhere), bans electrified fences except for agricultural use and barbed wire except on non-residential uses, and caps fences/hedges/trees at 0.6m (2ft) within corner vision triangles.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "b58913d4172650397987202c328dfb2137ee80c99c609ee633255313d421ded8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b58913d4172650397987202c328dfb2137ee80c99c609ee633255313d421ded8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 feet) in a Residential Zone; 3.6 m (12 feet) otherwise",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m (4 feet)",
    "permit_required": false,
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure barrier min 1.5 m (5 ft) high, no opening >10 cm; self-closing and self-latching gate min 1.5 m.",
    "sight_triangle": "No fence shall exceed 0.6 m (2 ft) in height within a Corner Vision Triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified fences only with agricultural use; barbed wire only with permitted non-residential use."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 21.8.1",
    "max_height_front": "s. 21.8.3",
    "permit_required": "s. 21.8",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 21.7.2(b)(2), (b)(3), (f)(i)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 21.8.2",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 21.8.4, 21.8.6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/new-glasgow/fences/towns-of-new-glasgow-pictou-stellarton-trenton-and/",
   "transcript_quality": "ocr"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/new-glasgow/fences/"
}