Fence Rules in Walthourville, Georgia

In Walthourville, fence height limits are: front yards, 48 in max between the street and the front setback line, usually a strip 20 ft to 35 ft deep depending on zone; Side and back yards: 6 ft, the only figure the ordinance states. It stops at the front setback line. A yard along a second street is a front yard: 48 in.

Unconfirmed for fences: the city's zoning rules count a fence as a structure and call for a zoning permit from the planning commission ahead of any building permit, but the county issues no fence permit and prices none, and City Hall issues no building permits at all. Call the planning commission before you build. A swimming pool needs a $260 county permit.

On corner lots in Walthourville: A corner lot, or one with a street along the back, has a front yard on each street, so 48 in applies on both; Road intersection: nothing 30 in to 10 ft tall inside the triangle made by the two right-of-way lines and a line 20 ft back from the corner; Driveway at a public street: no fence over 2 1/2 ft that blocks the view.

Pool fences in Walthourville: 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; Openings: 4 in max, or 1 3/4 in for chain link, lattice and any fence whose rails sit under 45 in apart, which puts its rails on the pool side.

Fence setbacks in Walthourville: None from a side or rear line. The fence stays out of the street right-of-way and out of any drainage or utility easement, and a side or back yard fence stops at the front setback line; Liberty County UDO Secs. 302-7, 302-9.

Prohibited fence materials in Walthourville: None. The ordinance bans no fence material in the city and has no barbed wire, razor wire or chain link rule.