In residential Chatham County, Sec. 5-1.3(c) bars barbed wire, razor wire, glass shards or other sharp material, and prohibits sheet metal, salvage or similar materials. Barbed or razor wire is allowed only atop 6-foot-plus fences in business, industrial or agricultural areas under Sec. 5-1.4.
Sec. 5-1.3(c) governs materials in residential districts, requiring fences of chain link or other fence wire but expressly excluding barb wire, razor wire, glass shards or other sharp material, and prohibiting the use of sheet metal, salvage or similar materials. Fences must be visually compatible with the neighborhood. In nonresidential districts, Sec. 5-1.4 permits barbed or razor wire for security only along the top of a business or industrial fence that is 6 feet or greater in height, and for agricultural uses. Inside the City of Savannah, the NewZO (Sec. 9.6) lists its own permitted materials and similarly restricts sharp-edged fencing in residential areas.
Installing prohibited barbed, razor, sheet-metal or salvage fencing in a residential district violates Sec. 5-1.3(c). The county can order removal and issue citations and fines until the material is replaced.
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