Fence Rules in Canton, Georgia

In Canton, fence height limits are: front yards, 4 ft max for a fence or wall between the house and any street, public or private; Most side and back yards: 8 ft max; If that side or the back of your lot runs along a street: 4 ft max, the same as a front yard.

Required for a fence over 7 ft tall; That 7 ft figure is a permit trigger, not a height limit: the limits are 4 ft between the house and a street and 8 ft elsewhere in the side and back yards; No land-disturbance permit is needed for a fence (Sec. 108.04.06.C); Building & Safety Services, 110 Academy St., Room 219: 770-704-0100. City Hall: 770-704-1500.

On corner lots in Canton: A fence or wall along the side street: 4 ft max, not 8 ft, because it sits between the house and a street; Nothing that blocks vision between 2.5 ft and 10 ft above street grade within 20 ft of where two street right-of-way lines meet (Sec. 103.02.03); The same rule applies on private streets.

Pool fences in Canton: 5 ft minimum, with a self-closing gate and a lock at least 5 ft above the ground (Sec. 104.02.06.C); Picket spacing no less than 4 in on center; Must not block visibility at road intersections, and must meet the fence visibility rules in Sec. 103.02.03 and Sec. 104.02.01.B.9.

Fence setbacks in Canton: A fence or wall between the house and a street: at least 10 ft from the roadway, or off the right-of-way, whichever is greater; It must not block drivers' sight lines.

Prohibited fence materials in Canton: None for homes: chain link and woven wire are allowed in any yard; In commercial, office, institutional, mixed-use and industrial districts, anti-person and anti-animal features are banned unless it is a security fence, allowed only in C-G and L-I and capped at 8 ft plus up to three strands of barbed wire.