Fence Rules in College Park, Georgia

In College Park, fence height limits are: front yards, 4 ft max; Front yard means any area between a street and the house wall facing it, so on a corner lot both streets count; Side and rear yards: 6 ft max; 4 ft max where a side yard runs along a street or a neighbor's front yard; Commercial and mixed use: 6 ft in any yard. Industrial: 8 ft.

Required for fences and walls in every zoning district; The building official reviews plans and inspects the work; the Engineering Director decides what counts as a sight visibility area; Building and Inspections: 404-669-3762. Planning and Growth Management: 404-767-1537 ext. 1814.

On corner lots in College Park: A corner lot has a front yard along each street, so the 4 ft front-yard cap applies to both; No fence in any right-of-way or sight visibility area set by the Engineering Director; The building official or police chief can prohibit a fence that blocks drivers' view of the road and creates a dangerous condition.

Pool fences in College Park: A fence required for a pool may exceed the normal height limits; The city sets no pool-barrier height of its own. Georgia's state pool code governs: 48 in minimum barrier.

Fence setbacks in College Park: Up to the property line, unless it is also a right-of-way line: then at least 2 ft back from the right-of-way; No fence in a drainage, utility, sidewalk, landscaping, access or other easement without the easement holder's written permission; No fence in a required buffer zone unless the buffer rules allow one.

Prohibited fence materials in College Park: Barbed and razor wire: industrial districts only, with building official approval; High voltage electric fences: banned citywide. Low voltage: industrial only; No tin roofing, plastic roofing, doors or material not made for fencing; Downtown Business District: no plastic, vinyl, chain link or wire fencing.