Fence Rules in Oxford, Georgia

In Oxford, fence height limits are: front yards, 4 ft max on a home lot; Side and back yards: 8 ft max; If that side or the back of your lot runs along a street: 4 ft max. Sec. 40-3 applies front yard rules to every road frontage.

Not required for a rear-yard fence that meets the city fence rules, but a front yard fence needs a development permit and site and design plan review; Sec. 40-841 counts a compliant rear-yard fence as a minor improvement, and Sec. 40-809 exempts side and rear yard fences at a detached single-family home from that review; Apply to the Zoning Administrator.

On corner lots in Oxford: Every street side counts as a front yard, so 4 ft max along each street; Nothing may block a driver's view between 30 inches and 12 ft above the road, at a street intersection or a driveway; The area covered is two triangles measured 25 ft back from where the right-of-way lines meet. Sight lines are set by Sec. 40-869.

Pool fences in Oxford: 4 ft minimum and 6 ft maximum enclosure; Private pools go in the back yard, at least 15 ft from all side and back lot lines.

Fence setbacks in Oxford: Never in a public right-of-way; Exception: a retaining wall may sit partly in a local street right-of-way if the City Engineer approves it as posing no visibility or other hazard.

Prohibited fence materials in Oxford: Walls of exposed concrete block, tires, junk or other discarded materials; Chain link: only if vinyl-coated, and only in side and back yards, never along a street; Barbed wire: agricultural districts only, where it carries no yard restriction; In a required buffer strip: cyclone fencing with screening inserts.