6 rules for unincorporated Coweta County, Georgia.
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Coweta County's zoning ordinance sets no general height cap on residential fences. Section 64 expressly allows walls and fences, and the only height rule is a 30-inch limit inside corner sight triangles under Section 66.
Coweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance § 64
The setback requirements of this ordinance shall not prohibit any necessary retaining wall nor prohibit any wall or fence.
Coweta County's zoning ordinance requires no permit for an ordinary residential fence. Building permits under Chapter 14 apply only to structural work like tall retaining walls and pool barriers. HOA architectural approval is common.
Georgia has no shared-cost or 'good neighbor' fence statute, so each Coweta County owner builds and pays for their own fence on their own side of the surveyed line. Disputes are civil, not county, matters.
Coweta County zoning allows retaining walls within setbacks, but Georgia's building code requires a Chapter 14 permit and engineering for walls over four feet. A wall with a drop over 30 inches must carry a safety barrier at least four feet high.
Coweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance § 246.2.4
The finish grade surface of a retaining wall that has vertical drops on its opposite side of more than 30 inches below the grade shall have a suitable barrier, such as a fence or wall, of not less than four feet in height.
Residential swimming pools in Coweta County must be enclosed by a code-compliant safety barrier, enforced through the county building permit under Georgia's adopted state minimum construction codes, generally a 48-inch barrier with self-closing, self-latching gates.
Coweta County places no material restriction on ordinary residential fences, so wood, vinyl, chain-link, and even barbed wire on farmland are all lawful. Material limits apply only to multifamily and nonresidential screening, plus HOA covenants.
Coweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance § 246.2 (multifamily/nonresidential screening)
All required opaque fences or walls shall be constructed of one or a combination of the following: Decorative wood, stone, stucco on block, decorative block, or brick. These fences or walls shall not exceed six feet in height... Chain link, unfinished concrete or cinder block, plastic or fiberglass, barbed or razor wire, and plywood fences, or like materials are prohibited.
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