Caddo Parish, LA Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

UDC Section 7.3.L.1.a sets the baseline: 'All fences, including repair of existing fences, require a building permit.' That single line covers new construction and repairs alike, so replacing sections of a damaged fence triggers the same permit requirement as putting up a brand-new one; there is no small-project or minor-repair exemption written into this subsection. Section 7.3.L.1.b backs that up with an ongoing maintenance duty: 'Every fence and wall must be maintained in a good repair and safe condition at all times. Every damaged or missing element must be repaired, removed, or replaced,' so a permitted fence still has to be kept up once it's built.

The general requirements section also clarifies how the permit rule interacts with other parts of the Code. Height is measured from the adjacent ground to the highest point of the fence, except that decorative posts may exceed the district's maximum height by up to six inches without additional review. Where a fence is required as a condition of an approved use or site plan, or where the use standards in Article 6 or the landscape and screening standards in Article 10 add their own fence requirements, those more specific rules control over the general permit and design standards in Section 7.3.L. In practice, that means a fence required as landscape screening for a commercial site, for example, has to satisfy both the Article 10 screening standard and the Section 7.3.L building permit and construction requirements.