Fence Rules in Dawsonville, Georgia

In Dawsonville, fence height limits are: front yards, Same 10 ft cap as the rest of the lot. Keep any fence 5 ft back from the street right-of-way. On a corner lot, nothing that blocks the view 2 to 12 ft above the road may stand in the triangle at the street corner; see corner lots; side and rear yards, 10 ft max.

Required for a fence or wall over 6 ft. The code does not say in words whether a shorter fence is exempt from the general building permit, so ask Planning and Zoning. In the TB Town Business historical district any new fence needs a building permit, and anywhere in the historic district a certificate of appropriateness comes first; see historic districts.

On corner lots in Dawsonville: Measure 50 ft back from the corner along each street's right-of-way line (on a rounded corner, from where those lines would meet if extended). Inside the triangle formed by the corner and those two points, nothing may block the view between 2 ft and 12 ft above the road. Both street sides of a corner lot count as front yards.

Pool fences in Dawsonville: Barrier: 48 in tall minimum, measured from the outside. Gap under it: 2 in max over grass, 4 in over concrete; Gate: opens outward, self-closing and self-latching; Openings: 4 in max, or 1 3/4 in for chain link, lattice and any fence whose rails sit under 45 in apart, which puts its rails on the pool side.

Fence setbacks in Dawsonville: At least 5 ft from a public right-of-way, never blocking the view along the street. Zoning setbacks cover buildings, not fences; Subdivision buffer: a privacy fence in a required 20 ft buffer needs city approval and replanting, and must run on the property line or the buffer's inner edge, or straight across. No walls in it.

Prohibited fence materials in Dawsonville: Barbed wire: a top strand 6 ft above the ground can be allowed only in commercial and industrial districts; Historic district: the design guidelines discourage chain link.