Hinds County, MS Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Outside of corner lots, unincorporated Hinds County does not cap how tall a residential fence, wall or hedge can be. Section 411 addresses fences only in the context of traffic safety: at intersections, a fence, wall or hedge is allowed in any required yard or along its edge only if it does not impede the vision of vehicle drivers so as to create a safety hazard. Section 410 spells out the protected zone that Section 411 references: nothing may be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow between two and one-half and ten feet above the centerline grade of the intersecting streets, inside a triangle formed by the right-of-way lines running 20 feet from the corner and the straight line connecting those two points.

A fence built solidly to the ground inside that triangle, or one tall enough to block the sight line within that height band, violates Section 411 even though the Ordinance sets no numeric maximum for fences elsewhere on the lot. 05 requires pools in the R-1A, R-1B and R-1C districts to be enclosed by a fence at least four feet high with a self-latching gate, a minimum rather than a cap. Anyone unsure whether a proposed fence falls inside the visibility triangle can have the Director of Permit and Zoning review the site plan before installing it.