Coconut Creek, FL Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Section 13-379 sets Coconut Creek's fence heights by land use. A fence on a residential lot is limited to 6 feet. Fences and walls in non-residential zoning districts cannot exceed 8 feet. Fences for accessory game courts, fields and paved activity areas can go higher, but no fence or wall can exceed 10 feet except for racquetball and handball courts, and any game court fence over 6 feet is subject to the required setbacks of the main structure and must be screened from adjacent properties with a continuous planting strip.

Location rules are as tight as height rules. Fences and walls are not permitted within a required front yard except as the section provides. On a corner or street side, a residential fence must be set back 5 feet from the right-of-way line or access easement, and where a sidewalk is present, shrubs or hedges at least 24 inches high with an 18-inch spread must run along the outside. The decorative side faces the outside limits of the property. A front yard fence is allowed only in the agricultural zoning district and must be 15 feet from the right-of-way. On both residential and nonresidential parcels, walls or fences in required buffers cannot sit closer than 15 feet from the perimeter or right-of-way (§ 13-379(4)).

Neighboring sections add detail. Section 13-377(8) permits fences, walls and hedges in required side and rear yards, and (9) allows a decorative masonry, ironwork or woodwork front yard wall or fence only up to 4 feet high and no more than 5 feet into the required front yard setback. Under § 13-373(g), a fence or wall in an easement needs the written approval of the city engineer or the agency holding rights in the easement. A swimming pool enclosure is separate: § 13-371(8) requires a fence at least 5 feet high, measured from grade outside the fence, with a self-locking, self-closing gate, and hedges do not satisfy the requirement.