Fence Regulations in Paulding County, GA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
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 Fence Height Limits
Few RestrictionsPaulding 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.
Material Restrictions
Inside Paulding County's Technology Park Overlay District, the county's designated data-center zone, barbed and razor wire fencing is flatly prohibited. Section 220-40.07(C) also blocks chain-link fencing visible from adjoining rights-of-way and lifts height limits on fences built outside the required setback and buffer. Ordinary residential fences elsewhere are not covered by any material rule.
Paulding County Bars Barbed and Razor Wire
Significant RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, UDO § 220-40.07(C)
C.Security fencing and walls shall not be located within the required buffer. Fences and walls outside the required setback and buffer provided above shall not be subject to height limitations. Guard houses and secured entry features shall be permitted at public road entrances. If chain link fencing is used, it shall not be visible from adjoining rights-of-way. Barbed and razor wire fencing sha...
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