Roswell, GA Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed materials
- wood, wrought iron, composite, PVC, aluminum, metal
- Alternative material
- needs Design Review Board approval
- Banned materials
- tires, junk, discarded materials
- Max unbroken run
- 100 feet
- Governing law
- UDC § 10.2.10.A
Summary
Roswell requires fences be built of wood, wrought iron, composite, PVC, aluminum or metal; alternative materials need Design Review Board or Historic Preservation Commission approval, and tires or junk are banned outright.
1.Fences must be constructed of high quality materials including one or a combination of the following: wood; wrought iron; composite fencing, PVC; aluminum; and metal. If subject to design or historic review, an alternative fence material may be approved by the Design Review Board or Historic Preservation Commission, as applicable.2.Screening walls must be constructed of high quality materials including one or a combination of the following: decorative blocks; brick; stone; cast-stone; splitfaced block; stucco over standard concrete masonry blocks; and glass block. If subject to design or historic review, an alternative wall material may be approved by the Design Review Board or Historic Preservation Commission, as applicable.3.No screening wall or fence may be constructed of tires, junk, or other discarded materials.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
UDC § 10.2.10.A.1 limits fence construction to wood, wrought iron, composite fencing, PVC, aluminum or metal; a different material can be approved by the Design Review Board, or the Historic Preservation Commission where design or historic review applies. Section 10.2.10.A.3 separately forbids building any screening wall or fence out of tires, junk, or other discarded materials. Fences also can't run more than 100 feet in an unbroken plane without a break, a column, landscaped section, transparent panel, or material change, per § 10.2.10.A.6, and the finished (good) side of the fence must face the abutting property under § 10.2.10.A.9.
Violations & Fines
Building a fence from an unlisted or unapproved material, or from tires, junk or discarded materials, is a UDC violation the Zoning Director can order removed or rebuilt; unbroken runs over 100 feet without a break are cited the same way.
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