How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
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.
| pool enclosure | Enclosure minimum five feet in height from grade; gates equipped with self-closing, self-latching devices placed at top and inside. | s. 4; s. 5 |
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.
| max height rear side | 1.8 m (6 feet) in a Residential Zone; 3.6 m (12 feet) otherwise | s. 21.8.1 |
| max height front | 1.2 m (4 feet) | s. 21.8.3 |
| permit required | no | s. 21.8 |
| 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. | s. 21.7.2(b)(2), (b)(3), (f)(i) |
| sight triangle | No fence shall exceed 0.6 m (2 ft) 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 |
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.