Fence Regulations in Augusta-Richmond County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Augusta-Richmond County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Height Limits
Augusta-Richmond County limits residential fences to six feet in side and rear yards and four feet in front yards under the R-1 zoning standards, with tighter limits near street corners.
Augusta-Richmond County Fence Height Limits
Some RestrictionsAugusta-Richmond County Code, Appendix B (Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance), § 8-1(b); see also § 3-6
A fence, latticework screen or wall in a required side or rear yard shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. A fence, latticework screen or wall located in a required front yard shall be limited to four (4) feet in height. Any fence, wall, or landscape feature located at the corner of intersecting streets described in Section 3-6 of this Ordinance shall be subject to additional restrictions dis...
Material Restrictions
Augusta-Richmond County bars fences built from scrap materials like doors or sheets of tin and requires uniform, sound construction.
Augusta-Richmond fence material standards
Some RestrictionsAugusta-Richmond County Code, Tit. 7, Ch. 1, Sec. 7-1-133(b)
Fences, retaining walls. All fences and retaining walls on the premises shall be safe, structurally sound and uniform or compatible in color and structure and shall be maintained so that they do not constitute a blighting influence. Examples of blighting influence with respect to fences include, but are not limited to, leaning fences, fences that are constructed out of deteriorated scrap materi...
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