Fence Rules in Hinesville, Georgia

In Hinesville, fence height limits are: front yards, 48 in max between the street and the front setback line, a strip 20 ft to 35 ft deep depending on zone; Side and back yards: 6 ft max, and the fence may not run past the front setback line toward the street; Where a side or back yard runs along a street, it counts as a front yard: 48 in max there.

Required for any fence. The city's Inspections Department issues the building permit, and the Liberty Consolidated Planning Commission issues a zoning permit first. The fee comes from a council schedule kept by the City Clerk, so call for the current amount; starting work without the permit doubles the fee.

On corner lots in Hinesville: A corner lot, or a lot with a street along the back, has a front yard along each street: 48 in max on both; At a road intersection nothing may block the view between 30 in and 10 ft above the road, inside the triangle 20 ft back from the corner along each street line; Where a driveway meets a street: nothing over 2 1/2 ft.

Pool fences in Hinesville: Barrier: 4 ft 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 Hinesville: None from a side or rear line. The fence stays out of the street right-of-way and out of any drainage or utility easement, and a side or back yard fence stops at the front setback line; Liberty County UDO Secs. 302-7, 302-9.

Prohibited fence materials in Hinesville: None for a home fence. Neither the city code nor the development ordinance bans barbed wire, razor wire or electric fencing.