The county sets no fence setback, so you may place a fence anywhere on your own property except in easements and rights-of-way. Inspections advises staying at least six inches off the line to avoid neighbor disputes over the exact boundary.
Under the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County rules, fences are not subject to a zoning setback. You can build up to your property line as long as you avoid recorded easements and public rights-of-way. Because a fence placed exactly on a line can spark boundary disagreements, Inspections recommends setting it back about six inches. North Carolina has no general 'fence-in / fence-out' cost-sharing statute for ordinary residential fences, so shared-cost arrangements are a private matter between neighbors. HOA covenants, which the county does not enforce, may add their own placement rules.
Encroaching into an easement or public right-of-way, or onto a neighbor's land, can force relocation or removal; disputes over the property line itself are civil matters between owners.
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