FENCE RULES – LOGANVILLE (CITY), GEORGIA
OVERVIEW
Residential fences are permitted on private property within City of Loganville, subject to local regulations. For properties located outside City of Loganville municipal limits, unincorporated areas are regulated by the applicable county, including Walton County and Gwinnett County where applicable.
Local fence rules appear in the Code of the City of Loganville, Georgia, especially Chapter 119, Zoning, and in the City’s Fence Permit Application. The main fence provisions address permit review, fence placement, maximum height, corner-lot visibility, subdivision fence types, prohibited fence types in residential areas, and pool-barrier fencing.
This page focuses on typical single-family residential fencing. If the jurisdiction’s adopted materials do not state a specific limit or requirement, this page notes that the code does not specify one.
Compiled From the Code of the City of Loganville, Georgia; City of Loganville Planning & Development permit materials; Fence Permit Application; Pool Permit Application; Residential/Commercial Erosion Control and Solid Waste Management Affidavit; and Georgia 811 utility-safety materials as of June 2026.
GOVERNANCE
The governing authority for the City is the Mayor and City Council of the City of Loganville. Local fence rules are administered through the City’s zoning, permitting, and building-review structure.
The City of Loganville Planning & Development department is responsible for building permits, zoning applications, plan review, and building inspections inside City limits. The department also administers the City’s Zoning Ordinance.
Loganville does not publish a single standalone residential fence chapter. Instead, standard residential fence rules appear in Chapter 119, Zoning, especially the supplemental regulations for visibility at intersections, yard fencing or walls, fence and hedge measurement, and exceptions. The City also publishes a separate Fence Permit Application.
PERMIT AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS
• Fence Permit: The City of Loganville publishes a Residential Fence permit process and a Fence Permit Application for a permit to erect a fence.
• Application Information: The Fence Permit Application requests the fence materials, fence height, map and parcel number, zoning, property setbacks, property-owner information, contractor information, and a plat of survey or sketch showing the location of the fence.
• Building Official Review: The Fence Permit Application includes approval by the Building Official before permit issuance.
• Contractor Business License Attachment: The Fence Permit Application includes a business-license attachment item in the contractor section.
• Zoning and Setback Review: Zoning, property setbacks, and fence location are part of the City’s fence-permit application review. The City’s fence-specific application controls the ordinary residential fence workflow.
• Pool Barrier Fence: If a required pool fence is not already constructed, the Pool Permit Application states that the fence must be permitted with the pool application. A swimming pool accessory to a residence must be enclosed by a security fence at least 5 feet high with a gate containing a self-closing positive-latch device.
• Land-Disturbance and Erosion-Control Context: Where a fence project is part of permit-required site work, land disturbance, erosion-control review, or larger development activity, the City’s erosion-control and development-permit materials may apply in addition to the fence permit.
FENCE PLACEMENT RULES
• Front Building Line: No fence may be placed closer to the street than the front building-line setback of any lot.
• Corner Lots: On a corner lot, a fence may be constructed in the yard along the street to the side of a building or dwelling, but it must not encroach into the yard on which the building or dwelling fronts.
• Property-Line Setback: The ordinance does not state a setback requirement for standard residential fences from property lines; however, fences must be located entirely on the owner’s property and must not encroach into rights-of-way or easements.
• Fence Location Drawing: The Fence Permit Application requires a plat of survey or sketch showing the location of the fence.
• Stream Buffers: If a fence project involves land development activity on property containing a stream protection area, the City’s stream-buffer chapter applies. That chapter requires a 50-foot undisturbed natural vegetative buffer on both banks of the stream and an additional 25-foot setback beyond the buffer where impervious cover is prohibited and grading, filling, and earthmoving must be minimized.
• Erosion-Control Conditions: Where the City requires the Residential/Commercial Erosion Control and Solid Waste Management Affidavit, silt fences must be installed and maintained for inspection, and land-disturbing activities are not allowed within 25 feet of the banks of streams, lakes, wetlands, or other state waters.
• Utility Safety: Georgia law requires notice to the Utilities Protection Center, commonly known as Georgia 811, before excavation where Georgia’s underground utility damage-prevention law applies. For fence projects that involve mechanized digging, including mechanized post-hole excavation, the locate request effective date must be not less than two (2) business days and not more than eight (8) business days after the request is received, and work under that locate request may not begin more than 30 calendar days after the effective date.
FENCE HEIGHT AND VISIBILITY RULES
• Maximum Height: No fence or wall in excess of 8 feet in height may be installed.
• Pool Barrier Height: A fence used to enclose a swimming pool accessory to a residence must be at least 5 feet high.
• Corner-Lot Visibility: On corner lots in all zoning districts, no fence, shrubbery, or other obstruction to traffic line-of-sight vision may exceed 2½ feet in height within the required triangular visibility area.
• Visibility Triangle: The triangular visibility area is formed by the intersection of the right-of-way lines at two points, each 20 feet from the intersection of the right-of-way lines. For a rounded corner, the measurement is taken from the point where the tangents intersect.
• Measurement Rule: Fence, hedge, and continuous-foliage height is measured from the top of the adjacent street curb, the surface of an alley, or the official established grade, whichever is higher. On inside lot lines, height is measured from the average grade of the lot line of the parcel or property with the lower elevation.
• Planning Commission Exception: The Planning Commission may approve, or may recommend as a condition of approval, fences or plantings higher than the ordinary regulations as shielding between different uses, or between like uses by agreement between the affected parties. That approval may not reduce the required corner visibility.
MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITS
• Subdivision Fence Types: In subdivisions, fences are limited to chainlink-type fencing or another decorative fence type. The code does not define “decorative type” for this provision.
• Prohibited Fence Types: Barbed wire, field fence, and electric fences are not allowed in a subdivision or in residentially zoned areas.
• Pool Gate Hardware: A pool security fence must include a gate with a self-closing positive-latch device so the pool remains enclosed.
• Finished Side and Opacity: The code does not specify a finished-side orientation, opacity standard, or general residential fence construction standard beyond the subdivision fence-type rule, prohibited-fence rule, maximum-height rule, and pool-barrier rule described above.
• Razor Wire: The code does not publish a separate ordinary residential razor-wire rule in the fence sections reviewed for this page.
PRIVATE RESTRICTIONS
Private covenants, HOA rules, deed restrictions, subdivision restrictions, private easements, architectural-review covenants, conservation easements, and recorded agreements operate independently from City fence rules.
Private restrictions may be more restrictive than the City’s fence ordinance. The City fence permit does not replace private approval where private restrictions apply.
REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT
Fence issues are typically reviewed during permit or approval review when required, and through complaint-based code enforcement. Examples include:
• Fence Permit Review: Residential fence work is reviewed through the City’s fence-permit application process.
• Location Review: Review may include the submitted fence-location sketch or plat, zoning information, property setbacks, and placement relative to the front building line.
• Height Review: A fence or wall above 8 feet conflicts with the City’s published maximum-height rule.
• Corner Visibility: A fence, shrubbery, or other obstruction above 2½ feet inside the required 20-foot corner visibility triangle conflicts with the City’s intersection-visibility rule.
• Subdivision and Residential Materials: Subdivision fences are limited to chainlink or decorative types, and barbed wire, field fence, and electric fences are prohibited in subdivisions and residentially zoned areas.
• Pool Barrier Review: A fence used as a residential pool barrier is reviewed differently from an ordinary yard fence because the pool rule requires a minimum 5-foot security fence and a self-closing positive-latch gate.
• Stream Buffer and Erosion-Control Review: Fence work that is part of land development activity, site disturbance, or permit-required erosion-control review may also be reviewed under the City’s stream-buffer and erosion-control requirements.
• Utility Safety: Mechanized post-hole excavation may require Georgia 811 notice before work begins where Georgia’s underground utility damage-prevention law applies.
USING THIS INFORMATION
This page provides general orientation on how residential fence rules are structured and applied within City of Loganville, based on publicly available source materials reviewed as of June 2026.
In addition to local fence rules, certain Georgia laws apply statewide. See Statewide Fence Laws in Georgia.
It is not legal advice and does not replace official ordinances, permits, surveys, or professional guidance. Rules and interpretations may change, and application may vary based on zoning district, site conditions, easements, rights-of-way, floodplain status, stormwater or drainage requirements, land-disturbance requirements, road or highway encroachment, historic district status, design-review status, rural or agricultural context, livestock context, pool-barrier use, overhead high-voltage line work, utility safety requirements, and private restrictions such as HOA covenants, deed restrictions, private agreements, or conservation easements. Before purchasing materials or beginning construction, confirm current requirements and any site-specific limitations with City of Loganville Planning & Development and any applicable private agreements. If this page conflicts with official ordinances, published guidance, or direction from City of Loganville staff, the official sources control. For legal advice or legal interpretation, consult a licensed attorney.