6 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Paulding County's zoning code sets no general residential fence-height limit. UDO Section 240-160 regulates only corner sight-triangles: nothing over three feet within 15 feet of a street intersection. Building permits apply above seven feet.
Paulding County UDO Sec. 240-160
In all zoning districts, no fence, structure, planting, or other obstruction (above a height of three feet) shall be maintained within 15 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way lines extended of two streets, or of a street intersection with a railroad right-of-way.
Paulding County requires a building permit only for fences taller than seven feet; ordinary residential fences below that need none. UDO Section 240-160 still governs corner visibility, and HOAs run separate approval.
Georgia has no good-neighbor fence statute, so Paulding County neighbors do not have to split fence costs. Each owner builds and pays for their own fence, and boundary disputes are settled in civil court.
Paulding County requires a building permit and engineered plans for retaining walls over four feet; shorter walls are typically exempt. Drainage and setbacks matter, and a wall that floods a neighbor creates civil liability.
Paulding County enforces the Georgia-adopted building code, which requires a barrier at least four feet high around residential pools, with self-closing, self-latching gates. Inspection occurs at permitting.
No Georgia statute and no Paulding County zoning rule restricts residential fence materials. Wood, vinyl, chain-link, aluminum, and wrought iron are all allowed. Only HOA covenants typically dictate approved materials and styles.
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