6 rules for unincorporated Marion County, Florida.
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Marion County's Land Development Code does not set a numeric maximum fence height for residential property in unincorporated areas; fences are exempt from setbacks under Section 4.1.4, and the county Building Safety Department generally requires a building permit only when a fence exceeds 6 feet in height, is masonry/concrete (wall-like), or encloses a pool.
Marion County Land Development Code Sec. 4.1.4(I) (Setback exemptions)
Setback exemptions. The following structures shall be exempt from the setback requirements of this Code: mailboxes, lawn posts, flag poles, bird houses, utility poles, fences, paper boxes, private culverts, driveways, utility piping, pad-mount transformers, telephone and cable company connection boxes, sidewalks and walkways. Septic tanks are exempt to within five feet of any property line; wel...
In unincorporated Marion County a building permit is generally not required for a residential fence 6 feet or less, but a permit is required for fences over 6 feet, for wall-like masonry or concrete fences, and for swimming-pool barriers; the Land Development Code also notes that walls and fences may require a building permit from the County.
Marion County Land Development Code Sec. 4.3.21 (Parking of commercial vehicles)
The commercial vehicle must be stored within an enclosed structure, or behind an opaque wall or fence high enough to screen the vehicle from the neighboring properties and the right-of-way serving the property (walls and fences may require a building permit from the County); existing vegetation as a screening method may be considered if the Growth Services Director determines that the existing ...
Marion County's Land Development Code imposes no general material restriction on residential fences in unincorporated areas (no barbed-wire ban for typical residential use); wall-like masonry or concrete fences trigger a building permit, and Florida's coterminous-boundary fence law (Fla. Stat. Ch. 588) supplies the state default where the county is silent.
Fla. Stat. Sec. 588.01 (Requirements of general fence)
588.01 Requirements of general fence.- All fences or enclosures of land shall be substantially constructed, whether with rails, logs, post and railing, iron, steel, or other material, and not less than 5 feet high; to the extent of 2 feet from the ground there shall not be a space between the material used in the construction of any fence greater than 4 inches; provided, that when any fence or ...
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