West Virginia sets no statewide fence-height statute, so limits come from local zoning. In Charleston, residential fences top out at 4 feet in front yards and 6.5 feet in side and rear yards; steep hillside lots raise measurement questions.
WV has no state fence-height law, so height is governed by city zoning across Kanawha County. Charleston caps residential fences at 4 feet in the front or street-side yard and 6.5 feet in side and rear yards. St. Albans, South Charleston, Dunbar, and Nitro set their own similar limits, and corner lots must keep a clear sight triangle open near intersections. On the county's steep hollows and river-valley hillsides, a fence paired with a retaining wall raises how height is measured from grade. Unincorporated rural land is largely unregulated for height, though agricultural fencing follows its own logic.
A fence above the zoning height, or one blocking a corner sight triangle, draws a city code-enforcement notice to lower or remove it, with fines if left uncorrected.
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