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Fence Regulations in Kill Devil Hills, NC (2026)

2 verified fence regulations for Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Height Limits

In the Town of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, no fence, wall, planting or sign may rise above three feet inside the sight triangle on any corner lot that touches a state-maintained right-of-way. Town Code § 153.073(L)(3) measures that triangle from points ten feet and 70 feet off the intersection, and the Planning and Inspections Department enforces it through the zoning permit process.

Corner Lot Fence Height Limit in Kill Devil Hills

Some Restrictions

Kill Devil Hills Town Code § 153.073(L)(3)

On a corner lot which abuts a state maintained right-of-way in any district, no planting, structure, sign, fence, wall or other obstruction to vision more than three feet in height shall be placed or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street right-of-way lines and a straight line connecting a point ten feet from the intersection along the intersecting street with a...

Retaining Walls

In Kill Devil Hills' coastal high hazard V zones, a retaining wall is regulated as a flood-hazard development activity, not an ordinary yard structure. Town Code § 151.30(P) requires bulkheads, seawalls, retaining walls and similar erosion control structures to be authorized and analyzed by a design professional before they can be built.

Retaining Walls in Kill Devil Hills

Significant Restrictions

Kill Devil Hills Town Code § 151.30(P)

In coastal high hazard areas, development activities other than buildings and structures shall be permitted only if also authorized by the appropriate state or local authority; if located outside the footprint of, and not structurally attached to, buildings and structures; and if analyses prepared by qualified registered design professionals demonstrate no harmful diversion of floodwaters or wa...