Do I need a permit for fence installation or replacement in Unincorporated Bulloch County?

It depends. Whether fence installation or replacement needs a permit in Unincorporated Bulloch County comes down to the details of your project.

Georgia has no statewide list of work exempt from a building permit. The Georgia amendments to the 2024 International Residential Code delete Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, without substitution, and keep it in the code only as a reference and guide for local governments developing their own administrative procedures. The 7 foot fence line that Chapter 1 contains is therefore a model figure, not a Georgia rule. Permit thresholds for fences in Georgia are set by each local government. Many jurisdictions require a zoning or land-use approval for a fence of any height, and apply their own limits on front-yard height, corner sight triangles and which side the finished face must face, so confirm the local rule. Pool barrier fences are a separate matter and must meet the code height, gate and latch requirements regardless of any local fence-permit threshold. Bulloch County's own permitting office is the Bulloch County Building Permit and Inspection Department, reachable on 912-489-1356 at https://bullochcounty.net/permitting/. Its online permit portal is https://bullochcountyga-energovpub.tylerhost.net/Apps/selfservice#/home. It issues permits for the unincorporated county. If your city does not run its own building department, and many smaller Georgia municipalities do not, this is the office that will handle the job. Fences are usually a zoning review rather than a building permit, and the zoning office may be separate from the building office. Bulloch County Development Services lists fences under 6 feet high as not requiring a permit. Confirm a fence 6 feet or taller with the Building Permit and Inspection Department. Zoning Section 404 limits a fence or freestanding wall (other than a retaining wall) in a required setback of a residential district to 6 feet above finished grade, except as required for screening. The accessory structure setbacks in Section 1403 expressly do not apply to fences.