Carroll County, GA Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

The printed zoning framework does not carry a general front/side/rear fence-height schedule; the two enforceable numeric fence limits appear in different chapters. Under the building permit rules, "fences not over six feet (1,829 mm) high" are exempt from needing a building permit (Sec. 18-15(b)(1)b); a fence taller than six feet falls back under the general permit requirement in Sec. 18-15(a), which requires a permit and certificate of zoning compliance before work begins. Separately, the zoning code's general provisions impose a corner visibility rule that applies countywide regardless of zoning district: "No structure, planting, or other visual obstruction above the height of four feet shall be permitted within 20 feet of an intersection of two street rights-of-way or the intersection of a street right-of-way and a railroad right-of-way" (Sec.

6)). That four-foot cap governs fences, hedges, and any other obstruction near a qualifying intersection even where the six-foot permit exemption would otherwise apply elsewhere on the same lot. This rule governs unincorporated Carroll County only; it does not apply inside Carrollton, Villa Rica, Temple, Bowdon, Whitesburg, Mount Zion, or Roopville, each of which enforces its own municipal code.