Spalding County, GA Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Section 404 of the Zoning Ordinance restricts where barbed wire or other sharp, pointed fence material can be used in unincorporated Spalding County. Subsection C allows it only on property zoned AR-1 (agricultural and residential) and AR-2 (rural reserve), and only for the purpose of livestock constraint, tying the exception to working farms rather than ordinary residential lots in those two districts. Subsection D separately permits barbed wire or sharp, pointed material on property zoned C-1B (heavy commercial), C-1C (manufacturing light), C-2 (manufacturing) and C-3 (used vehicle parts dealers, automobile and truck repair facilities, junkyards and used vehicle processing facilities), the county's most industrial commercial classifications.

Every other zoning district, including R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-2A, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, C-1, C-1A, PDD, VN, AAR, PRRRD and O&I, is left out of both exceptions, so a barbed wire or sharp-pointed fence in those districts is not allowed regardless of the height limits that also apply under subsection A. The rule was adopted by Resolution No. A-09-04 on March 16, 2009, alongside the six-foot general height cap and the four-foot front-yard cap. The distinction reflects the practical use of each land type: AR-1 and AR-2 property is large enough to support pasture and cattle operations where barbed wire serves an agricultural containment purpose, while C-1B through C-3 land includes junkyards, vehicle-processing operations and heavy manufacturing sites where a sharp-topped security fence serves a security purpose instead.