Charleston County's ZLDR regulates fence height, permits, and sight lines but does not set cost-sharing or maintenance duties between neighbors. A boundary fence is a private matter under South Carolina property law; the county will not adjudicate who pays. Confirm your property line before building.
The ZLDR governs fence location, height, permits, and vision clearance (§3.8.2, §4.2.3, §4.2.4) but imposes no obligation on an adjoining owner to share the cost of a boundary fence — South Carolina has no general partition-fence statute forcing shared expense in residential areas. Owners should locate structures within their own lot; the county recommends a survey. Fences must stay clear of drainage and utility easements and off neighboring land. Disputes over encroachment, cost, or line placement are civil matters resolved between owners, not enforced by the county.
The county enforces zoning (height, permits, sight lines), not private cost or boundary disputes. Encroaching onto a neighbor's lot is a civil trespass matter, not a county citation.
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