Fence Rules in Euharlee, Georgia

In Euharlee, fence height limits are: front yards, Fences are banned in the front yard and front setback area; Exception: 48 in max, at least 50 percent see-through (picket fences count as see-through); Corner sight triangle: 36 in max, at least 50 percent see-through; side and rear yards, 6 ft max on a home lot; Commercial and industrial lots: 10 ft max.

Required for every fence. Anything over 12 in tall counts as a fence, so even a low garden wall needs a permit; Replacing a fence needs a new permit if you replace more than half of it and more than 25 linear ft, or change the material, position or height; In the Euharlee Historic District, a certificate of appropriateness must be approved first.

On corner lots in Euharlee: Sight triangle, 35 ft back from the corner on each street: 36 in max, at least 50 percent see-through; Home corner lot backing onto a neighbor's side yard, or across an alley from it: no fence within 15 ft of the side line or right-of-way in the side yard beside a front yard, unless it is 48 in max and 50 percent see-through.

Pool fences in Euharlee: 4 ft minimum, solid or chain link; Exception: an above-ground pool whose sides stand at least 48 in above ground all around, with a ladder or steps that can be removed to block access; The barrier must also meet the building code, and county health board pool rules apply too; where rules conflict, the stricter one wins.

Fence setbacks in Euharlee: No post or brace may sit on or hang over a right-of-way or a neighbor's property line; No fence on a right-of-way containing underground utilities, and none on city right-of-way.

Prohibited fence materials in Euharlee: No chain link, farm fencing or concrete block in a residential front yard (the city's vacant-property registration program is the sole exception); No barbed wire or electric fence anywhere in a residential subdivision.