7 rules for unincorporated Seminole County, Florida.
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In unincorporated Seminole County, Land Development Code Sec. 30.14.19(b) limits residential fences and walls to 4 feet in the front yard and side-street setbacks, and 6 feet 6 inches within the side and rear yard setbacks. Corner lots count each street side as a front yard.
Seminole County LDC 30.14.19(b)
Residential zoning classifications: fences and walls are limited to a maximum height of four (4) feet within the front yard and side street setbacks and six (6) feet six (6) inches within the side and rear yard setbacks except as provided in (f) of this Section.
Seminole County LDC Sec. 30.14.19(a) requires a building permit to erect, replace, or make major repairs to any fence or wall. A 'major repair' is more than 10% of the total length, two or more panels, or 18 linear feet, whichever is less. Applications need a certified survey.
Seminole County LDC 30.14.19(a)
A building permit is required for any fence or wall to be erected, replaced, or needs major repair. A major repair shall be considered a segment of fence or wall on more than ten (10) percent of the total linear feet of the existing fence or wall, two (2) or more fence or wall panels, or more than eighteen (18) linear feet.
Seminole County sets no boundary-fence cost-sharing rule; that is a private matter under Florida law. LDC 30.14.19(j) bars any fence or wall from projecting beyond the property line or into visual-clearance areas, and subsection (p) measures height from the higher-elevation lot where grades differ.
Seminole County LDC 30.14.19(j),(p)
No fence or wall shall be erected or project beyond the property line or be located within required visual clearance areas. Where grade elevations along adjoining properties differ, fence/wall height shall be measured from the finished ground floor elevation of the property having the higher ground floor elevation.
Seminole County has no separate retaining-wall ordinance; walls are regulated under the same fence-and-wall provision, LDC Sec. 30.14.19. A building permit is required, height is measured from the higher-elevation lot on sloped sites, and no wall may project beyond the property line or into a sight triangle.
Seminole County LDC 30.14.19(a),(p)
A building permit is required for any fence or wall to be erected, replaced, or needs major repair... Where grade elevations along adjoining properties differ, fence/wall height shall be measured from the finished ground floor elevation of the property having the higher ground floor elevation.
LDC Sec. 30.14.19(k)-(n) requires fences to be uniform in construction, design, material, color and pattern, kept in their original upright condition, restored promptly if defaced, and to have missing boards, pickets, posts or bricks replaced with the same type and quality of material.
Seminole County LDC 30.14.19(k),(l),(n)
A fence shall be uniform in construction, design, material, color and pattern, and the fence material shall be a standard material conventionally used by the fence industry... All fences shall be maintained in their original upright condition... Missing boards, pickets, posts or bricks shall be promptly replaced with material of the same type and quality.
LDC Sec. 30.14.19(i),(k) prohibits barbed-wire fences in residential districts (except for public-utility security) and bars non-traditional materials such as tires, mufflers and hubcaps. In commercial/industrial districts barbed wire is limited to three strands at least 6 feet above the ground.
Seminole County LDC 30.14.19(i)
No barbed-wire fence shall be erected in any residential district except for security of public utilities. Barbed wire may be used on security fences erected in any commercial or industrial district or for security of public utilities, provided such use is limited to three (3) strands, a minimum of six (6) feet above the ground.
LDC Sec. 30.14.19(k) requires fence material to be a standard material conventionally used by the fence industry, uniform in design and color. Open split-rail fences are allowed, and on vacant parcels non-privacy chain-link, clear plastic, or metal/aluminum picket fences up to 6'6" are permitted (subsection g).
Seminole County LDC 30.14.19(k)
A fence shall be uniform in construction, design, material, color and pattern, and the fence material shall be a standard material conventionally used by the fence industry. Nontraditional materials, including, but not limited to, tires, mufflers, and hubcaps, are prohibited. Open split-rail fences shall be permitted.
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