Orlando, FL Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Sec. 930 defines a security fence as one with a special defensive feature -- barbed wire and electrified fencing both qualify by name -- designed to protect property from theft, vandalism or trespass; a plain chain-link fence only becomes a security fence once combined with barbed wire or a similar feature. As a general rule, security fences are prohibited in every underlying zoning district in Orlando, and fences incorporating broken glass or razor wire are banned citywide except at jails and prisons; all security-fence types are allowed in an airport's air operations area.

Barbed wire and other security fencing are otherwise permitted only in industrial zoning districts, for industrial uses within the High Intensity Airport Support District, and for legally nonconforming industrial uses that predate a zoning change. Electrified fences carry extra layered restrictions: they're barred within 50 feet of a school or residential zoning district without a special exception, barred within 150 feet with a lesser buffer, barred within 50 feet of Narcoossee Road or Orange Blossom Trail, and barred entirely in the Parramore Heritage overlay and at schools. 5-by-11-inch warning signs in English and Spanish every 60 feet, include a fire- and police-chief-approved emergency shutoff, and stay under 8 feet tall.