Orangeburg County, SC Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

1-9 of the Zoning Ordinance (Appendix A) governs the fences and walls used to satisfy Orangeburg County's bufferyard requirement, the landscaped screen Article 4 requires between incompatible land uses such as a commercial or industrial use abutting a residential district. Every fence or wall built for that purpose must have its finished side facing outward, toward the neighboring property, so exposed framing or posts face the applicant's own site. Fences must be wooden or another durable, opaque material the Zoning Administrator approves; wooden fences specifically must use rot-resistant species such as locust, cedar or redwood, and if pine is used instead, the posts must be rated for soil contact and the boards rated for outdoor use.

The section then singles out one material combination for an outright ban: chain link fences fitted with wood, plastic or metal privacy strips are expressly prohibited as a bufferyard fence. 1-8 elsewhere treats as an acceptable substitute for a solid wooden fence once the hedge is sized to obscure the chain link within five years of planting. Walls, as opposed to fences, must be masonry, limited to poured concrete, concrete block covered with stucco, or brick. 1-11, and letting them fall into disrepair is itself a violation of the ordinance.