{
 "answer": "In the City of Edmundston, New Brunswick, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Arrêté municipal 33R2024 / Municipal By-law 33R2024 -- Arrêté de zonage d'Edmundston / Edmundston Zoning By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1 m (1.8 m security fence in Industrial zones). Max height rear side: 1.8 m (2.4 m for uses other than Housing). Pool enclosure: Pools 1.5 m or less high: fence MIN 1.5 m, MAX 2.4 m; gates automatic closing/locking, lock inside at 1.3 m.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003064",
 "municipality": "Edmundston",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://edmundston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Arrêté municipal 33R2024 / Municipal By-law 33R2024 -- Arrêté de zonage d'Edmundston / Edmundston Zoning By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-06-18",
   "document_url": "https://edmundston.ca/download_file/4005/1905",
   "summary": "Section 5.4(1) caps fences at 1m in a required front yard, 1.8m in other yards, 2.4m for non-housing uses; fences must clear fire hydrants by 1.5m and respect corner sight triangles; electrified fences and barbed wire are banned except for agricultural uses/industrial zones. Pools require a 1.5m enclosure.",
   "discovered_by": "nb-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "fd47d93a1bbee40a5ebcb61d529c8e659ca57bfc9d24096c2d31275170a53d0e",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:03:51+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "33R2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fd47d93a1bbee40a5ebcb61d529c8e659ca57bfc9d24096c2d31275170a53d0e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (2.4 m for uses other than Housing)",
    "max_height_front": "1 m (1.8 m security fence in Industrial zones)",
    "pool_enclosure": "Pools 1.5 m or less high: fence MIN 1.5 m, MAX 2.4 m; gates automatic closing/locking, lock inside at 1.3 m.",
    "sight_triangle": "On any corner lot, triangular space 6 m from intersection: no building, structure, sign, shrubs/foliage obstructing driver view.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified fences (except agricultural); barbed wire or sharp/dangerous materials (except Industrial complexes)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.4(1)b)(ii)-(iii)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.4(1)b)(i); s. 5.4(1)c)",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 5.4(2)b)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 4.1(4)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.4(1)d)-e)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nb/edmundston/fences/bylaw-33r2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nb/edmundston/fences/"
}