{
 "answer": "In the County municipality of Colchester, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Municipality of Colchester Land Use Bylaw, Chapter 40, verified 2026-09-27. Pool enclosure: enclosed by a fence min 1.5 m (5.0 ft) at grade; self-latching gates; set back greater of accessory building or 2.0 m; not in front/flanking yard.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003135",
 "municipality": "Colchester",
 "status_type": "County municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.colchester.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipality of Colchester Land Use Bylaw, Chapter 40",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-03-27",
   "document_url": "https://www.colchester.ca/4971-colchester-land-use-bylaw-2026/file",
   "summary": "Sec 6.24: in-ground pools deeper than 0.46m and above-ground pools deeper than 1.0m in Residential/Commercial zones must be fenced at least 1.5m high with self-latching gates and set back from lot lines. Sec 6.28: corner-lot sight triangle limits structures/vegetation to 0.61m. Sec 6.35: fences over 2m must be set back 1.0m from side/rear lot lines.",
   "notes": "Second Reading 2025-03-27, Minister-approved Effective Date 2025-06-12 (per doc cover); amendments to 2026-05. No literal 'Adopted' date field, so left null per hard rule.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "c73e97f1bf39c830aa94660101d6b5a54096630bffb2d65a8275c5bb937a48fe",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "40",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c73e97f1bf39c830aa94660101d6b5a54096630bffb2d65a8275c5bb937a48fe.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "enclosed by a fence min 1.5 m (5.0 ft) at grade; self-latching gates; set back greater of accessory building or 2.0 m; not in front/flanking yard",
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot in any zone, no structure, vegetation, or outdoor storage or display shall be erected, established, or permitted to grow to a height greater than 0.61 metres (2.0 feet) within the corner lot sight triangle."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 6.24.1(a)-(d)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 6.28.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/colchester/fences/chapter-40/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/colchester/fences/"
}