Forsyth County's Unified Development Code section 16-4.13 caps front-yard fences and walls at 48 inches, allows up to eight feet in required side and rear setbacks, and requires a building permit for anything over six feet.
Fence height in unincorporated Forsyth County is set by UDC section 16-4.13, administered by Planning and Community Development. Front-yard fences and freestanding walls are limited to 48 inches; side and rear setbacks allow up to eight feet, which is unusually generous for metro Atlanta. Any fence or wall over six feet needs a building permit. Agricultural parcels and lots outside a final platted subdivision are exempt entirely. Across Forsyth's dense HOA subdivisions, recorded covenants routinely impose stricter height and style limits than the county code.
Building a noncompliant or over-height fence without the required permit draws a UDC correction notice from county code compliance, with stop-work orders and daily fines until it is corrected or removed. HOA breaches are enforced separately in civil court.
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