Fence Company in Hanahan, SC

The height limit in Hanahan is 6 feet, and that catches people out

Search online and you'll find "7 feet" quoted for Hanahan. The city's own zoning ordinance says otherwise, and building to the wrong number is how a finished fence becomes a violation. Here is what Section 9.5 of the Hanahan Zoning Ordinance actually sets for residential fences:

• Side and rear yards: 6 feet.
• Front yards: 4 feet.
• Up to 8 feet is allowed where a side or rear yard backs onto a major intercity arterial highway with four or more lanes.

Wood, wrought iron and brick are the preferred residential materials. Chain link is permitted only in side and rear yards. Barbed and razor wire are prohibited on residential property.

The detail most contractors miss: drainage swales

Hanahan is low and drains through a network of swales, and the ordinance accounts for it: where a fence sits in a drainage swale, its height is measured from the top of the bank, not the bottom, so the average depth of the swale doesn't count against your allowance. It's a small thing that changes how a fence is laid out along a wet rear line, and it's the kind of local detail that separates a fence built right from one that ponds water or blocks flow.

HOAs and the newer neighborhoods

Master-planned communities like Tanner Plantation run architectural review with their own covenants on material, height and colour, and that approval is separate from the city's zoning. Older established neighborhoods like Yeamans Hall and Otranto have their own character worth building to. We confirm which apply to your lot before we design the fence line.

As with the rest of Berkeley County, we confirm the current permit requirement with Hanahan Building and Codes for your specific parcel rather than assuming, so the fence is right on paper as well as in the ground.