Gordon County, GA Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Barbed wire, residential districts
- Prohibited
- Barbed wire, other districts
- Top of fence or wall only, in C-H, I-1, I-2
- Welded or hog wire
- Prohibited outside rural districts
- Electric fencing
- Side and rear yards only, in listed districts
- Solid metal sheathing
- Prohibited on opaque fences
- Chain link
- Side and rear yards; front yards in industrial districts
Summary
In unincorporated Gordon County, Georgia, Table 5.02.03(B) prohibits barbed wire, welded or hog wire and electric fencing in Residential Zoning Districts, and solid metal sheathing is prohibited on opaque fences. Barbed wire in other districts is limited to the top of a fence or wall in C-H, I-1 and I-2.
Fence Type Rural Zoning Districts Residential Zoning Districts All Other ... Chain link Permitted Side and rear yards only Side and rear yards only (except that chain link shall be allowed in front yards in Industrial Zoning Districts) Barbed wire Permitted Prohibited Limited to top of the fence or wall and shall be allowed in C-H, I-1, or I-2 zoning districts only Welded or hog wire Permitted Prohibited Prohibited Electric Permitted Prohibited See Section 5.02.03(C) C.Electrical fencing shall meet the following standards:1.Electrical fencing shall be permissible only in rural zoning districts, on residential lots that are not within a platted subdivision, in commercial, office, institutional zoning districts and industrial zoning districts;2.Electrical fencing shall be limited to side and rear yards.
Full Breakdown
Table 5.02.03(B) in the Gordon County Unified Land Development Code sorts fence types across three columns: Rural Zoning Districts, Residential Zoning Districts and All Other. Every type is Permitted in the rural column. The residential and other columns carry the limits for unincorporated Gordon County, Georgia.
Opaque (privacy) fences of wood, polyurethane, masonry or stone go in side and rear yards only in residential and other districts, and solid metal sheathing is prohibited outright. Decorative fences of wood, stone, masonry or wrought iron are permitted in all three columns. Chain link is limited to side and rear yards in residential and other districts, with one exception: chain link is allowed in front yards in Industrial Zoning Districts.
Barbed wire is Prohibited in Residential Zoning Districts. In the All Other column it is limited to the top of the fence or wall and is allowed in the C-H, I-1 and I-2 zoning districts only. Welded or hog wire is Prohibited in both the residential and All Other columns. Electric fencing is Prohibited in the residential column and refers the All Other column to Section 5.02.03(C).
Subsection (C) says electrical fencing shall be permissible only in rural zoning districts, on residential lots that are not within a platted subdivision, and in commercial, office, institutional and industrial zoning districts, and only in side and rear yards. The table and subsection (C) are printed together without a reconciling sentence, so an owner of a residential lot outside a platted subdivision who wants electric fencing needs the Planning and Development staff's reading before buying materials.
Height limits from Section 5.02.03(D) apply to every material: 6 feet in residential side and rear yards, 8 feet in nonresidential side and rear yards, and 5 feet in front yards.
Violations & Fines
The County Administrator enforces the Unified Land Development Code (Section 10.05.03) with a written notice to the property owner. Building a structure in violation of the code is a violation under Section 10.05.02(D). A conviction carries a fine up to $1,000 or 60 days imprisonment, or both, per violation, and each day is a separate offense (Section 10.05.04). No further County permits or inspections issue until the violation is corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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