How tall can my fence be? Do I need a fence around my pool?
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.
| 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. | Part 6A, s. 6 |
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.
| pool enclosure | Enclosure not less than five feet high; gates self-closing, self-latching devices at top and inside. | s. 2(a), s. 2(b) |
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.