Fence Rules in Oakwood, Georgia

In Oakwood, fence height limits are: front yards, No maximum in the zoning code, which sets no front yard fence height limit; Downtown overlay district: 4 ft minimum, 8 ft maximum; side and rear yards, No maximum in the zoning code, which sets no side or rear fence height limit; Downtown overlay district: 4 ft minimum, 8 ft maximum.

Required from the zoning administrator for every fence and wall, at any height. There is no exemption threshold; A separate zoning administrator permit is required to site and build a swimming pool; City Hall, 4035 Walnut Circle: 770-534-2365.

On corner lots in Oakwood: On a corner lot: no fence, wall, sign, hedge or planting that blocks sight lines between 2.5 ft and 12 ft above the roadway, within the triangle formed by the street right-of-way lines (or their extensions) and a line joining points 25 ft from the intersection.

Pool fences in Oakwood: 4 ft minimum security fence enclosing the pool, providing security against unauthorized use; The state pool code also applies; A zoning administrator permit is required to site and build the pool.

Fence setbacks in Oakwood: At least 2 ft from a public right-of-way, and never placed so it blocks vision along the right-of-way.

Prohibited fence materials in Oakwood: Barbed wire: allowed only in agricultural, commercial and industrial districts, as top strands six feet above the ground; Downtown overlay district: barbed wire, razor wire, plastic and cloth are prohibited; Chain link in that overlay is allowed only where it is not readily visible from a street, trail or neighbor.