Fence Rules in Kennesaw, Georgia

In Kennesaw, fence height limits are: front yards, 4 ft max; Most side and back yards: 8 ft max; Along a street property line on a corner lot, or on a lot with a street at both the front and the back: 4 ft max; Not counted against the 8 ft limit: noise abatement walls, tennis court fences.

Required for every new fence; The application needs a location map, dimensions and materials; Building Services, 2529 J.O. Stephenson Ave. NW: 770-429-4554.

On corner lots in Kennesaw: Along a street property line: 4 ft max; Nothing over 3 ft within 15 ft of a street intersection, or where a street meets a railroad; No fence at all inside the triangle formed by the two street right-of-way lines and a line joining points 25 ft back from the corner; Kennesaw UDC Sec. 6.06.04 and Sec. 6.07.10.

Pool fences in Kennesaw: The city adopts the Standard Swimming Pool Code and applies it to private pools, in the latest edition adopted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; The city sets no barrier height of its own. Barrier rules come from that code, not from the fence ordinance; Kennesaw Code Sec. 18-4 and Sec. 18-16.

Fence setbacks in Kennesaw: Never in the public right-of-way. If a fence is built there by mistake, the city won't repair or replace it; At least 1 ft back from the edge of the street, sidewalk easement or right-of-way your property runs along, except by consent of the Public Works Director. Kennesaw UDC Sec. 6.02.04.

Prohibited fence materials in Kennesaw: No barbed wire on residential property; No exposed concrete block, tires, junk or other discarded material; No chain link or hog wire in a front yard unless the lot is at least 2 acres.