Davie's Land Development Code regulates fence height, materials and placement but sets no town finished-side ('good side out') rule or shared-cost rule for boundary fences. The Fence Zoning Requirements note that a fence drawn on a property line is assumed to sit entirely within the applicant's lot. Boundary and cost disputes follow Florida law and HOA rules.
The Town of Davie's fence regulations in Chapter 12 (Sec. 12-33(O) and, for Rural Lifestyle lots, Sec. 12-287) focus on height, opacity, materials, sight triangles and permitting. The code does not impose a townwide requirement that the finished (smooth) side of a fence face the neighbor, nor does it require neighbors to share the cost of a division fence. The Town's official Fence Zoning Requirements handout adds an important survey note: a fence depicted along a property line is assumed to be completely within the subject lot unless expressly noted otherwise, which is why a signed/sealed survey is required to confirm the fence stays on your own property. Because Davie sets no spite-fence or cost-sharing ordinance, disagreements between neighbors over a shared boundary fence, encroachment, or who pays are civil matters resolved under Florida common law and any applicable homeowners' association covenants (Sec. 12-33(O)(10) expressly notes HOA approval is required for certain lakefront 'E' District fences). Always confirm the exact boundary by survey before building, since a fence over the line can be treated as an encroachment.
The Town enforces zoning standards (height, materials, sight distance), not private boundary disputes. If a fence encroaches onto a neighbor's lot or violates an HOA covenant, the remedy is typically civil action or HOA enforcement rather than a Town code citation.
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