York County, SC Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

203 applies to new single-family attached homes developed with a preliminary plat approved after January 1, 2021 within the Lake Wylie Overlay, per (A). Under (B), developments with parcel-specific zoning conditions that already establish residential design standards through a rezoning process or development agreement adopted before that date are exempt. Among the general design standards in (C), item (9) sets the fence and wall height limits: no more than four feet tall in the front yard, and six feet tall in the street side yard and rear yard.

These height caps sit alongside a set of related design requirements for the same covered homes: at least 50% brick or stone on street-facing facades with plywood, exposed block, synthetic stucco and vinyl or metal siding all barred; primary entrances oriented to the street; wall offsets at least every 15 feet of frontage; front porches at least six feet deep; a minimum six-inch roof overhang; and, under (E), mechanical equipment such as a/c condensers kept in the rear or interior side yard and screened with a fence, wall or hedging, still subject to the six-foot side/rear cap. 195 of encouraging high-quality, pedestrian-oriented development around the lake.