Fence Rules in Grovetown, Georgia

In Grovetown, fence height limits are: Between the house and the street: 3 ft max. Along a collector or arterial street, or a street bordering a subdivision, the code allows up to 8 ft; ask the city whether that covers a single home lot; Side and back lot lines: 8 ft max. Street side of a corner lot, or a lot whose back runs along a street: 6 ft max.

Required by the zoning ordinance for any structure, fences included, but the city's permit office says only a fence over 7 ft needs one. Ask before you build; A pool needs a city permit unless it is a prefabricated pool under 24 in deep; Department of Planning and Community Development · 706-860-5094; 103 W Robinson Avenue, Grovetown, GA 30813.

On corner lots in Grovetown: 6 ft max for the stretch between the front of the house and the front setback line. No wire or chain link, and it cannot pass the front wall. Same if the back of your lot runs along a street; Anything over 30 in that blocks the view sits at least 15 ft back from the right-of-way line of each street at an intersection.

Pool fences in Grovetown: 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 Grovetown: At least 2 ft from any street right-of-way. A fence may be built on a side or back property line.

Prohibited fence materials in Grovetown: Wire and chain link: not between the house and the street, not on the street side of a corner lot or a lot whose back runs along a street, and not along a collector, arterial or subdivision-edge street; The code has no barbed-wire or razor-wire rule. Business lots may add 2 ft of security wire on top.