The county Zoning Ordinance requires a Building Permit endorsed by the Zoning Administrator before land is used or a structure is erected. Confirm fence-specific permitting with Building Safety at 864-467-7425 before you build.
Section 3:6 of the Greenville County Zoning Ordinance states that no land may be used, occupied, or excavated and no structure erected, altered, added to, or moved until a Building Permit has been granted by the Zoning Administrator. Whether a given residential fence triggers a permit depends on the Building Safety Department's application of that rule and the adopted building codes, so contact them directly. The Zoning Administrator's office (Building Safety) issues these approvals for the unincorporated county; inside a city, apply through the city.
Erecting or altering a structure without required approval violates the Ordinance, a misdemeanor punished within magistrate's-court limits; each day of continued violation is a separate offense (Sec. 13:3).
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