York County zones its large unincorporated area, so the county zoning ordinance—not a blank slate—sets fence height outside city limits. No South Carolina statute caps residential fence height; corner-lot sight triangles and that ordinance govern.
South Carolina is a home-rule state, and York County administers zoning across its unincorporated land in the Charlotte metro, covering fast-growing communities like Lake Wylie, Newport, and Bethany. The county zoning ordinance sets where fences may stand and enforces corner-lot sight triangles so a fence near an intersection cannot block driver visibility. No South Carolina law caps residential fence height, so the binding numbers come from the county ordinance and, inside Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Clover, and York, each city's own zoning. Recorded HOA covenants across the metro's newer subdivisions add stricter caps and bind every lot by contract.
A fence that breaks the county zoning ordinance or blocks a corner sight triangle draws a county zoning correction notice. Inside a city, exceeding municipal height brings code enforcement. HOA breaches are settled in civil court.
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