Chattanooga's zoning ordinance does not list prohibited fence materials for typical residential fences, but any fence at a street intersection must comply with the City Code's sight-visibility rules. The Building Code governs structural aspects of fence construction.
Chattanooga City Code Sec. 38-51(d) delegates fence height and construction to the Building Code and does not impose a general list of banned residential fence materials in the zoning ordinance. The controlling material-related restriction is sight visibility: Sec. 38-46(e) requires that all hedges, fences, shrubs, or other obstructions located at street intersections comply with the sight-visibility requirements of Section 32-34 of the City Code, limiting solid or tall fencing in corner clearance triangles. In unincorporated Hamilton County, consult the Hamilton County Zoning Regulations and Development Services, as specific zones or overlays may restrict certain materials such as barbed or electric fencing.
A fence that blocks required corner sight lines must be lowered or removed; failure to comply can bring a correction notice and zoning-enforcement penalties.
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