Sandy Springs, GA Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

Section 50-25 sits in Article II of Chapter 50, 'Installation, Repairs and Maintenance,' which controls anything built inside the public right-of-way rather than on private land. Subsection (c) singles out permanent features, listing an irrigation system, a sign, or a fence, and makes it unlawful to install any of them in the right-of-way without a permit from the city Department of Public Works. The same article requires the application to state the proposed measurements and plats of the work and a signed statement of compliance with local, state, and federal law under Section 50-26, and lets Public Works issue additional guidelines once the city manager approves them.

A related obstruction rule in Section 50-2 separately bars any object or structure placed in a street or sidewalk in a way that impedes or endangers traffic, so a right-of-way fence that blocks sightlines or pedestrian passage can be cited even after a permit was issued. Fences built entirely on private property, set back from the right-of-way line, fall under the city's separate development and zoning code rather than this chapter.