Fence Rules in Unincorporated Dougherty County, Georgia

In Unincorporated Dougherty County, fence height limits are: front yards, 42 in max, and the same cap applies anywhere between the house's street-facing wall and a street; Most side and back yards: 6 ft max; Any part of a side yard between the house's street-facing wall and a street: 42 in max.

Not required for a fence 8 ft or under; over 8 ft needs a building permit, and every pool needs a pool permit from the same office. The 8 ft figure is only the permit threshold: zoning still caps a county fence at 6 ft, and 42 in toward the street; Planning and Development Services (shared by Albany and Dougherty County) · 229-438-3901.

On corner lots in Unincorporated Dougherty County: Within 20 ft of the point where two street right-of-way lines meet, nothing between 3.5 ft and 15 ft tall may block the view; Only the shorter street frontage counts as the front yard. Along the second street the code is unsettled, so ask Planning before building over 42 in there.

Pool fences in Unincorporated Dougherty County: At least 4 ft tall around every pool, placed so it does not block the view at a street corner (county zoning Title III Sec. 1.16). The pool itself sits 10 ft off the rear and interior side lines and not between the house and the street.

Fence setbacks in Unincorporated Dougherty County: None for an ordinary fence. It may stand at the property line and inside the front yard, subject to the 42 in cap there; A fenced horse area on a residential lot over 5 acres outside the city limits: 50 ft from any property line, 100 ft from a neighbor's house.

Prohibited fence materials in Unincorporated Dougherty County: Chain link: not in a front yard or any yard along a street outside the M industrial districts; Barbed wire: not in a front yard, in a side yard along a street, or anywhere next to a public street, park or alley.