{
 "answer": "In the Town of Westville, Nova Scotia, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Towns of New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton and Westville (Common) Land Use By-law, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.2 m (4 feet). Max height rear side: 1.8 m (6 feet) in Residential Zone; 3.6 m (12 feet) otherwise. Pool enclosure: enclosure barrier minimum 1.5 m (5 ft); self-closing and self-latching gate minimum 1.5 m (5 ft) in height.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003167",
 "municipality": "Westville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "https://westville.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Towns of New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton and Westville (Common) Land Use By-law",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-02-22",
   "document_url": "https://westville.ca/portals/101/bylawdocs/LUB-final%20-%20ALL%20with%20Maps.pdf",
   "summary": "Fences up to 1.8m need no permit in residential zones (max 3.6m elsewhere); corner-lot vision triangle caps fences/hedges/trees at 0.6m; electrified and barbed-wire fences banned except agricultural/non-residential use; pool fences need under-10cm gaps.",
   "discovered_by": "ns-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "eb46e2e3d09d29a40b4de4c015038a0925f6dda19aa8fceee0e34e8cacf1a80f",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T01:09:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/eb46e2e3d09d29a40b4de4c015038a0925f6dda19aa8fceee0e34e8cacf1a80f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "1.8 m (6 feet) in Residential Zone; 3.6 m (12 feet) otherwise",
    "max_height_front": "1.2 m (4 feet)",
    "pool_enclosure": "enclosure barrier minimum 1.5 m (5 ft); self-closing and self-latching gate minimum 1.5 m (5 ft) in height",
    "sight_triangle": "No Fence shall exceed 0.6 metres (2 feet) in height within a Corner Vision Triangle.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Electrified fences only with agricultural use; barbed wire only with permitted non-residential use."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 21.8",
    "max_height_front": "s. 21.8",
    "pool_enclosure": "s. 21.7(b)(ii), (f)(i)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 21.8",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 21.8"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/westville/fences/towns-of-new-glasgow-pictou-stellarton-trenton-and/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/westville/fences/"
}