Fence Rules in Garden City, Georgia

In Garden City, fence height limits are: front yards, Not allowed. In residential districts no fence may stand in the front yard, or anywhere between a street right-of-way and the front wall of the house; Mixed-Use district: a fence facing the street is 40 in max; side and rear yards, 6 ft max.

Required for any fence or wall; The zoning section mentions a permit only over 3 ft, but the building chapter makes it unlawful to build any fence without one, so apply regardless. Building without a permit doubles the fee; Submit through the GovWell online portal: the fence's location, size, distance to property lines and streets, and material.

On corner lots in Garden City: Two rules apply. Zoning code: nothing that blocks the view within 20 ft of the point where two street or railroad right-of-way lines meet. Traffic code: nothing between 3 ft and 15 ft tall in that same 20 ft; Business and industrial lots on a corner: no fence closer to either street than the front setback line.

Pool fences in Garden City: Pool fence: at least 4 ft tall, or a screen enclosure; gates self-closing, self-latching and opening away from the pool; Openings: 4 in max. The city code allows a 6 in gap, but Georgia's state pool code (International Swimming Pool and Spa Code) is mandatory statewide and caps openings at 4 in.

Fence setbacks in Garden City: None for a home fence; the code sets no distance from a side or back property line; Business and industrial fences next to homes: 5 ft from the line, kept landscaped; A pool or tennis-court fence over 6 ft: 1 ft farther from the line for each foot over 6 ft.

Prohibited fence materials in Garden City: Wire fences other than chain link, and plain metal such as roofing tin; Barbed or razor wire only on a business or industrial fence 6 ft or taller, or for farm use; Mixed-Use district: no barbed wire, razor wire or chain link.