Orangeburg County, SC Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

2. Note (B) to that table lets a fence or wall be built in any required front, side, corner-lot or rear yard along a property line without a permit, provided it meets the six-foot height cap and, for corner lots, the visibility standard cross-referenced in the note. The one approval step the county does impose applies narrowly: an opaque fence, one that blocks the view through it rather than an open style such as picket, split-rail or standard chain link, cannot be constructed within the front yard setback area unless the Zoning Administrator first approves it.

1 to accept and examine applications and issue permits or approvals consistent with the Ordinance. 1-9 requires bufferyard fences to have their finished side facing outward, be wooden or another Zoning-Administrator-approved durable material, and bars chain link with wood, plastic or metal strips unless paired with an evergreen hedge, because that fence is doing screening work rather than a simple yard enclosure. Outside a required bufferyard, though, an ordinary residential fence at or under six feet needs no building permit and no Zoning Administrator sign-off unless it is an opaque fence going up in the front yard.