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

Section 6:8, Visibility at intersections, sits in Article 6's general provisions, which Section 6:1 makes applicable to all land, buildings, and uses countywide, including every residential zoning district. It does not set a blanket fence-height cap for ordinary front, side, or rear yards; the researched zoning text regulates height only within this specific corner-lot sight triangle. The triangle is built by measuring 25 feet along the front lot line and 25 feet along the exterior side lot line from their point of intersection, then connecting those two points to close the triangle on the portion of the lot nearest the street corner.

Inside that triangle, nothing may be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow that obstructs vision between two and a half feet above the crown of the adjacent roadway and ten feet, so a solid fence, a wall, or overgrown shrubbery in that band is out of compliance even if it would otherwise satisfy a district's other fence rules. 2, which requires a public hearing, proof the hardship is unique to that parcel, and a $200 application fee under Section 9:8. The board may not use a variance to change a district's boundaries or authorize a use not otherwise permitted, but a sight-triangle dimension adjustment falls within its ordinary hardship review.