Fence Rules in Hartwell, Georgia

In Hartwell, fence height limits are: front yards, No fence height limit. Ask the Planning and Zoning Administrator whether a fence may stand in a front yard (every yard facing a street counts as one); the code's rule for sheds and other accessory buildings and uses may keep it to side and back yards; side and rear yards, No fence height limit.

Unconfirmed: the zoning code requires a building permit for any structure and calls a fence a structural barrier, but its building permit sections never name fences. Ask the Building Inspection Department before you build. In a historic district a certificate of appropriateness comes first; see historic districts.

On corner lots in Hartwell: Keep the triangle at a street corner clear of any fence that blocks the view between 2.5 ft and 12 ft above the road. The triangle runs 25 ft back from the corner along each right-of-way line; Hartwell Code Sec. 42-161.

Pool fences in Hartwell: City rule: a home pool needs a security fence at least 6 ft tall (taller than the state's 48 in minimum) and a pool permit from the building inspector; 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.

Fence setbacks in Hartwell: At least 2 ft from a public right-of-way, and never blocking the view along it; The code's rule for sheds and other accessory buildings and uses (side and back yards only, 7 ft from every lot line) may also apply to fences; ask the Planning and Zoning Administrator.

Prohibited fence materials in Hartwell: Barbed wire: top strands 6 ft above the ground may be allowed in commercial and industrial districts. The code does not say whether barbed wire is allowed in home districts, so ask the Planning and Zoning Administrator.