{
 "answer": "In the Town of Digby, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Digby Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27. A permit is required. Max height front: 2.4 meters (8 ft.) in all Residential Zones and 3.6 meters (12 ft.) in all other Zones. Max height rear side: 2.4 meters (8 ft.) in all Residential Zones and 3.6 meters (12 ft.) in all other Zones.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003138",
 "municipality": "Digby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://www.digby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Digby Land Use By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-05-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.digby.ca/tmp/1437-lub-as-approved-may-7-12-pdf/file.html",
   "summary": "Sec 5.13: no Development Permit for fences below threshold height; Building Permit required over 2m; max height 2.4m in residential zones; fences cannot be electrified or contain barbed wire; corner-lot sight-triangle rule applies.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "1339dc4c09230435ab3d4417e2817b9a77ec5633c6ae16e2a5542792ef2c645c",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1339dc4c09230435ab3d4417e2817b9a77ec5633c6ae16e2a5542792ef2c645c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.4 meters (8 ft.) in all Residential Zones and 3.6 meters (12 ft.) in all other Zones",
    "max_height_front": "2.4 meters (8 ft.) in all Residential Zones and 3.6 meters (12 ft.) in all other Zones",
    "permit_required": true,
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot a fence, sign, hedge, shrub, bush or tree or any other structure or vegetation shall not be erected or permitted to grow to a height greater than .6 meters (2 ft.) above grade of the streets that abut the lot within the triangular area included within the street lines for a distance of 6.1 meters (20 ft.) from their point of intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electric fences prohibited; barbed wire prohibited except for permitted industrial use, and not in yards abutting residential."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 5.13.3",
    "max_height_front": "s. 5.13.3",
    "permit_required": "s. 5.13.2",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 5.8",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 5.13.4(b)-(c)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/digby-town/fences/town-of-digby-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/digby-town/fences/"
}