{
 "answer": "In the Town of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Port Hawkesbury Land Use By-law and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-27. Pool enclosure: Enclosure not less than five feet high; gates self-closing, self-latching devices at top and inside.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003155",
 "municipality": "Port Hawkesbury",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofporthawkesbury.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Port Hawkesbury Land Use By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofporthawkesbury.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Land-Use-By-Law.pdf",
   "summary": "Bars any structure or vegetation over 0.6m within a corner vision triangle, treats fences over 1.8m as a regulated structure, and requires all pools to conform to the Town's separate Swimming Pool By-law.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "2bb88359a66158cb0706408cac71d4ebd654050d017e8d5bb3ddd9dd136be1b3",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2bb88359a66158cb0706408cac71d4ebd654050d017e8d5bb3ddd9dd136be1b3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sight_triangle": "On a corner lot, any structure or vegetation shall not exceed a height of 0.60 m [2.0 ft.] above grade within the triangular area created by joining the distance of 6.10 m [20.0 ft.] measured from the intersection along the two street lines."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sight_triangle": "Part 6A, s. 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/fences/town-of-port-hawkesbury-land-use-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Port Hawkesbury Swimming Pool By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofporthawkesbury.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SWIMMING-POOL-BY-LAW.pdf",
   "summary": "Every outdoor pool must have an enclosure at least 5 feet high (chain-link or solid vertical boards with under 2-inch gaps) with a self-closing, self-latching gate at least as tall as the fence.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "d3dd5ee87633ddf0f50cf4053452ce1d15cc9d836e1ea1cb4ced096e319f2917",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d3dd5ee87633ddf0f50cf4053452ce1d15cc9d836e1ea1cb4ced096e319f2917.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "pool_enclosure": "Enclosure not less than five feet high; gates self-closing, self-latching devices at top and inside."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 2(a), s. 2(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/fences/town-of-port-hawkesbury-swimming-pool-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/fences/"
}