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

Section 22-520 governs building materials, finishes, and colors for commercial development inside the Corridor Overlay District along US 27 in unincorporated Walker County. Subsection (j) requires fence and wall design compatible with the architecture of the main building and similar materials; any wall or fence 50 feet in length or longer and 4 feet or taller must be designed to break visual monotony through changing plane, height, material, texture, or landscape massing; and the section flatly bars chainlink, barbed wire, vinyl, and PVC fencing. The same Corridor commercial guidelines reinforce the ban elsewhere: Sec.

22-510's rural landscape design elements tell developers that material such as chainlink and barbed wire is not to be used for screening parking, loading, or storage areas, and Sec. 22-553(d) separately forbids chainlink, razor wire, or electric fencing at automobile-related establishments in the Corridor. Compliance is checked by the Design Review Board and Planning Commission during the pre-application and site-plan process before a building permit issues; a plan proposing prohibited fencing materials is returned for revision. An applicant needing site security fencing must propose an alternative design and material for board approval instead.