Richland County's zoning code sets fence height and location but does not decide who pays for a shared boundary fence. Cost-sharing and finished-side ('good neighbor') questions are private property matters governed by South Carolina common law and any recorded agreements or HOA covenants, not by county ordinance.
The county LDC (Chapter 26) regulates the public dimensions of fences: height, permitted location, and sight-triangle clearance at intersections. It does not compel a neighbor to contribute to a shared boundary fence or dictate which way the finished side must face for ordinary residential fences. Those are private civil matters resolved under South Carolina property law, deed language, and any homeowners-association covenants. Build fences on your own side of the property line unless you have a written boundary agreement, and confirm the line by survey to avoid encroachment disputes. Disagreements over placement, cost, or maintenance are handled between owners or in civil court, not by county code enforcement.
The county enforces height and location limits; boundary, cost-sharing, and encroachment disputes are civil matters between property owners, not zoning violations.
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Richland County Code Sec. 18-4 treats overgrown grass, weeds, dead brush and noxious plants in developed areas as "unsafe and noxious vegetation." The sherif...
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