North Charleston, SC Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Barbed and razor wire may be used under the following conditions:A.The area to be surrounded by such wire is commercially or industrially zoned;B.The wire is affixed to the top of a fence or wall made of one or more of the permitted materials listed above;C.The wire, when added to the top of the fence or wall, will not exceed the maximum allowed fence height plus two feet; andD.The wire cannot be installed along the right-of-way.i.Prohibited materials.i.No person shall use for a fence rope, string, hog wire, wire fabric, cut or broken glass, paper, metal panels, corrugated metal panels, galvanized sheet metal, plywood, fiberglass panels, or plastic panels in any fence provided, however, that chain link fence material is allowable. The building official of the building department or his designee may require the applicant to provide the manufacturer's standards to establish intended use of a proposed fencing material.ii.No person shall construct a fence of wood, metal or plastic products that are designed specifically for uses other than fence construction.iii.No person shall construct a fence of damaged or unsafe materials.j.Corner lots.i.Where house faces diagonally towards intersection of streets, see diagram below.

ii.Where house faces one (1) street front directly, see diagram below.