Fence Rules in Milledgeville, Georgia

In Milledgeville, fence height limits are: Single-family zoning: 3 ft max in any yard facing a street. Other zoning: 3 ft max in any yard facing a street unless built parallel to the building; Single-family zoning: 6 ft max. Other zoning: 8 ft max. In either, a side or back yard facing a street follows the front-yard limit.

Unconfirmed for fences: the city's building code requires a permit to build any building or structure, and its land code counts fences as structures, but no city building permit rule names fences. Ask the Building Official before you build; In the local historic district a certificate of appropriateness comes first; see historic districts.

On corner lots in Milledgeville: In every district except Central Business Commercial (CBC), no fence within 20 ft of where two street or railroad right-of-way lines meet; At street corners, a sight triangle with 20 ft sides also bars anything over 36 in that blocks the view; On a corner lot, both street sides follow the front-yard height limit.

Pool fences in Milledgeville: City rule: a pool must meet the district's setbacks for main buildings and needs written health department approval; 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 Milledgeville: Unconfirmed for home fences: the code keeps detached accessory structures 5 ft from the back property line and at the house's side setback, but its fence section sets no distance from side or back property lines; ask Planning & Zoning.

Prohibited fence materials in Milledgeville: Outside single-family zoning: security wire only where needed in heavy commercial and industrial districts and some institutional uses. Barbed wire fences are allowed wherever farming is the main use; The code does not say whether single-family zoning allows barbed or security wire; ask Planning & Zoning.