Fence Regulations in Pitt County, NC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Pitt County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Pitt County does not set a blanket fence height cap outside sight triangles, but at any road intersection it bars a fence, wall, shrub or tree from blocking the sight distance area, defined as the space between 3 and 10 feet above the road grade within 40-foot triangular legs from the intersection.
Pitt County Fence Rules at Street Corners
Some RestrictionsPitt County Zoning Ordinance § 6(C)(8); § 15 (“Sight Distance Area, Horizontal/Vertical”)
8. Visibility at Intersections No building, structure, wall, fence, shrub or tree shall be erected, maintained, or planted on any lot which will allow an obstruction in the horizontal or vertical sight distance area as defined in Section 15, Definitions and Word Interpretations. ... Sight Distance Area, Horizontal: The area formed by extending lines from the point of intersection of intersectin...
Fence Permit Requirements
Pitt County's Zoning Ordinance requires a zoning permit for development generally, but Section 3(C)(2) specifically exempts fences, grouped with other landscaping features, from that permit requirement. No zoning permit application, plan review or fee is needed to install a fence in unincorporated Pitt County.
Pitt County Fences Exempt from Zoning Permit
Few RestrictionsPitt County Zoning Ordinance § 3(C)(2)
C. Permit Exemptions: The following are exempt from zoning permit requirements: 1. Farm buildings (other than residences) and bona farm activities including other forms of agriculture as defined in NCGS 106-581.1; 2. Residential accessory buildings with no dimension greater than 12 feet, as well as such accessory uses and structures as flagpoles and mailboxes; landscaping features such as fence...
Retaining Walls
In Pitt County's regulated floodways and non-encroachment areas, a retaining wall that involves placing fill must meet Section 23's no-rise standard: an engineer must certify it will not raise flood levels, or FEMA must issue a map revision, before the Floodplain Administrator issues a permit.
Pitt County Retaining Walls in Flood Zones
Some RestrictionsPitt County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance §§ 20(J)(2), 23(A)
2. Retaining walls, sidewalks and driveways in regulated floodways and NEAs. Retaining walls and sidewalks and driveways that involve the placement of fill in regulated floodways shall meet the limitations of Section 23 of this Ordinance. ... Section 23. Floodways and Non-Encroachment Areas ... shall apply to all development within such areas: A. No encroachments, including fill, new constructi...
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