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Fence Regulations in Greenwood County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Greenwood County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Greenwood County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Height Limits

Unincorporated Greenwood County does not set a blanket fence height cap for front, side or rear yards, but it bans any fence, wall, shrub or planting within 25 feet of a street or road intersection right-of-way on corner lots. The visual clearance rule applies countywide except in the C-3 general commercial district.

Greenwood County Corner Fence Visibility Rule

Light Restrictions

Greenwood County Code § 6-3-110

On any corner lot except in the C-3 district, no structure or fence, shrubbery or other planting or obstruction to vision shall be permitted within the limits of 25 feet, in any direction, from the right-of-way of any street or road intersection.

Retaining Walls

Greenwood County's zoning code treats a retaining wall as a yard projection that can rise to any necessary height, but the wall cannot sit closer than 18 inches to a street line or alley line. The rule applies countywide in unincorporated Greenwood County wherever a required yard setback would otherwise block the wall.

Greenwood County Retaining Wall Setbacks

Light Restrictions

Greenwood County Code § 6-3-107(4)

(4)Retaining wall of any necessary height, but not closer than 18 inches to a street line or alley line.

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