In unincorporated Okaloosa County, fences may reach eight feet in any zoning district and can sit on the property line. On Okaloosa Island, fences within the street-front setback are capped at 42 inches, and nothing may block the intersection sight line.
Okaloosa County's Land Development Code, Section 2.21.05.4, allows fences in any zoning district up to eight feet tall, more generous than the four-foot front-yard limit common elsewhere in Florida. Fences may run along or within any property line. The Clear Visibility Triangle in Section 6.03.15 keeps corners clear, and no fence may cross a public right-of-way or easement without permission. Okaloosa Island carries its own rule: fences in the street-front setback cannot exceed 42 inches, and none may stand within 25 feet of a street intersection. In a Special Flood Hazard Area near the Gulf, added requirements apply. Incorporated cities like Destin and Crestview set their own limits.
A fence over eight feet, or one blocking a required sight triangle or a public right-of-way, draws an Okaloosa County code-enforcement notice and an order to lower or relocate it.
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