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Fence Rules in Bartow County, Georgia
Which fence rules apply in Bartow County depends on where your property sits: each city sets its own ordinance, unincorporated areas follow county code, and historic districts can add stricter requirements. The fastest way to be sure is to look up your exact address.
Unincorporated Bartow County at a glance
In Unincorporated Bartow County, fence height limits are: front yards, No county height limit, in any yard. The county zoning ordinance sets no fence height at all; Subdivision covenants, HOA rules and stream buffers can still restrict what the county does not; side and rear yards, No county limit here either.
Not required at any height. The county's own permit handout lists building a fence as work that needs no building permit, with one caveat: no fencing in public rights-of-way; Zoning review still applies, and a fence near a stream or creek needs zoning and/or site engineering review first; Cities inside the county differ sharply.
On corner lots in Unincorporated Bartow County: The county's only corner-visibility rule is a landscape standard for business, industrial and apartment property. Inside a triangle drawn 20 ft back along both property lines from a street or alley corner, no sight-obscuring wall, fence or planting may stand over 30 inches above grade.
These county rules apply outside city limits. Inside a city, that city's ordinance applies. Choose your city below. Last verified August 29, 2026.
Cities & Towns
Inside city limits, the city's fence ordinance applies.
Unincorporated Areas
Outside any city limits, the county's rules apply.
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