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Fences & pool enclosures — Pictou, Nova Scotia: Towns of Pictou, Stellarton, and Trenton (Common) Land Use By-law (2025)

In the Town of Pictou, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Towns of Pictou, Stellarton, and Trenton (Common) Land Use By-law (2025), verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.2 metres (4 feet) within 1.8 metres (6 feet) of a Lot line abutting a Street. Max height rear side: 1.8 metres (6 feet) in a Residential Zone; 3.6 metres (12 feet) otherwise. Pool enclosure: Barrier min 1.5 m (5 ft) high, no opening >10 cm; access via self-closing, self-latching gate min 1.5 m high.

Towns of Pictou, Stellarton, and Trenton (Common) Land Use By-law (2025) adopted bylaw

max height rear side	1.8 metres (6 feet) in a Residential Zone; 3.6 metres (12 feet) otherwise	s. 21.8.1
max height front	1.2 metres (4 feet) within 1.8 metres (6 feet) of a Lot line abutting a Street	s. 21.8.3
permit required	no	s. 21.8
pool enclosure	Barrier min 1.5 m (5 ft) high, no opening >10 cm; access via self-closing, self-latching gate min 1.5 m high.	s. 21.7.2(b), (f)
sight triangle	No fence shall exceed 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height within a Corner Vision Triangle.	s. 21.8.2
prohibited materials	Electrified fences only with agricultural use; barbed wire only with permitted non-residential use.	s. 21.8.4, 21.8.6

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Common Land Use By-law (Pictou/Stellarton/Trenton) caps fences at 1.8m in Residential zones (3.6m elsewhere), bars any fence, hedge or tree over 0.6m in a corner vision triangle, and requires pool yards to be fully enclosed by a fence with no gap over 10cm.