Fence Regulations in Union County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Union County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Union County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Height Limits
In unincorporated Union County, the Unified Development Ordinance's Table 100-1 lets fences and walls stand within any required street, side or rear yard setback, but an opaque or substantially opaque fence over 6 feet tall in a street yard counts as a structure and must meet the zoning district's street setback under Section 100.050.
Union County Fence Height and Setback Rule
Some RestrictionsUnion County Unified Development Ordinance § 100.050(4)(c), Table 100-1; Article 105
Setbacks must be unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground to the sky except as indicated in Table 100-1... ... Fences and walls Yes Yes Yes 4. ... The purposes of setback regulations and measurements, the term "building" includes any substantial structure that by nature of its size, scale, dimensions, bulk, or use tends to constitute a visual obstruction or generate activity similar to that ...
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