Fence Regulations in Rankin County, MS (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Rankin County, Mississippi.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Rankin County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Height Limits
Rankin County's Zoning Ordinance sets no general fence-height cap, but on corner lots nothing may stand between 2.5 and 10 feet high inside a 25-foot sight triangle at the intersection, which caps fences and hedges there at 2.5 feet.
Rankin County Corner Lot Visibility Rule
Some RestrictionsRankin County Zoning Ordinance, Art. IV, § 401.04
401.04 Visibility at Intersections: On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede the vision of motor vehicle operators between a height of two and one-half (2 1/2) and ten (10) feet above the center line grades of the intersecting streets and within a triangular area bounded by the right-of-way lines for ...
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