Concrete Contractor in Kennesaw, GA

How Kennesaw's homes and driveways have aged

Kennesaw counted 33,036 people at the 2020 Census. The Census estimate for July 2025 was 37,970, about 15 percent more. About 48 percent of the city's homes were built from 1970 to 1999. About 45 percent were built in 2000 or later, nearly a third in the 2000s alone.

Single-family houses make up about 58 percent of the city's homes, and about one in six is a townhome. Owners live in about 65 percent of the occupied homes. In a townhome or HOA community, the association may set rules for driveways and patios. Check those rules before you plan the work.

What does Kennesaw's code say about driveways?

Inside the city limits, Kennesaw's development code covers where cars may park. In a residential district, cars belong on a hard-surfaced driveway or in a carport or garage. The code names concrete or asphalt pavement as that surface. A gravel parking spot needs the Public Works Director's approval.

Building a driveway onto a street in the city needs a permit from the Public Works Director first. So does a driveway that crosses a sidewalk. The code also bars any driveway that blocks the flow of water in the street gutter. We point you to Public Works before that part of the job.

Where a driveway cuts through an existing curb, the city's curb standard calls for a saw cut. The curb is cut 2 feet wider than the driveway on each side. The new curb at the driveway runs out to the cut and ends in a finished joint.

Fence and patio rules in Kennesaw

Kennesaw's code requires a building permit for all new fencing. The application needs a location map plus the fence's size and material. In residential districts, a front-yard fence can be 4 feet tall at most. Side and rear fences can reach 8 feet.

The finished side must face the next lot and the street, with the posts out of view. Barbed wire is not allowed on residentially zoned lots. Chain link is allowed only where it cannot be seen from the right-of-way. Our page on fence installation covers the fence types we build.

Kennesaw also has a local historic district, shown on the city's Official Historic District Map. There, new construction and exterior changes need a Certificate of Appropriateness first. City preservation staff can approve minor works, such as a new fence up to 42 inches tall. A new patio out of view of the city right-of-way counts too.

Red clay, creeks and stream buffers in Kennesaw

Most of Kennesaw sits on red clay. NRCS soil maps put Madison, Gwinnett, Pacolet and Cecil soils under nearly three quarters of the city. NRCS rates all four as well drained, with a red clay subsoil.

About 6.5 percent of the city's land lies in FEMA flood zones. They follow streams such as Butler Creek and Noonday Creek. FEMA's Flood Map Service Center shows the official map for any address.

The city also keeps buffers along its streams. Its code calls for a 50-foot natural buffer from each bank. Beyond that, a 25-foot setback bars impervious cover such as concrete. Before you plan a backyard patio near a creek, ask the city how the buffer applies to your lot.