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Johns Creek council approves zoning change to allow chain-link fence replacements after road projects
Summary
Council adopted zoning text amendment A-26-001 to clarify fence regulations, permit requirements and to allow replacement of chain-link fences adjacent to rights-of-way when displaced by city or state road projects; the planning commission had recommended approval with clarification on barbed-wire language.
The Johns Creek City Council voted to adopt zoning text amendment A-26-001 on March 30, approving changes to fence regulations that clarify permit requirements and allow replacement of chain-link fencing adjacent to a public right of way when those fences are impacted by city or state road projects.
Planning Director Song, who presented the amendment, said the text revises Article 4.11 and Article 12E.3.c to add clarity on gates, permitted materials and specific exceptions for fences that must be replaced after transportation projects. "...chain link fencing shall not be used adjoining a public right of way except when replacing existing chain link fence adjacent to the right of way due to impacts initiated... by a city or state road project," Director Song said.
Council opened the public hearing, heard no speakers in favor or opposition, and then moved to approve the amendment (motion M1020260305). Councilors questioned details including a 20-foot separation requirement for automobile gates, a barbed-wire provision (limited to three horizontal strands on top for security), and maximum residential fence heights (six- or eight-foot variations; eight feet is the stated maximum for residential with security wire provisions). The council approved the text amendment as presented.
Staff said fence permits will only be required when a new or replacement fence is adjacent to a public right of way within a stream buffer or the 2,000-foot Chattahoochee River corridor; agricultural fences in H1 zoning are exempt from permits.
