Fence Rules in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

In Fort Oglethorpe, fence height limits are: front yards, Not allowed on a home lot between the street and the front building line, the line the house has to sit behind, or within 25 ft of a corner street intersection; side and rear yards, 8 ft max, measured from the natural ground level, or the neighboring lot's ground if it is lower.

Unconfirmed for fences: the city code names no fence permit, and since September 1, 2024 building permits are issued by Catoosa County while zoning review, where a fence's height and placement are checked, stays with the city. Ask both offices before you build.

On corner lots in Fort Oglethorpe: On a residential corner lot no fence or structure may stand within 25 ft of the street intersection. In every zone, no fence, wall or hedge may block the view between 2 ft and 12 ft above the road inside the sight triangle: the area between the two street lines and a line joining points 25 ft back from the corner along…

Pool fences in Fort Oglethorpe: 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 Fort Oglethorpe: None from a side or rear line: a fence may stand on the lot line. No fence on a city easement or right-of-way, none in a drainage easement, and none within 36 in of a fire hydrant or between the hydrant and the road; Fort Oglethorpe Code Secs. 38-48, 54-6.

Prohibited fence materials in Fort Oglethorpe: None. The code bans no fence material on a home lot and has no barbed wire, razor wire, chain link or electric fence rule.