Most residential fences in New Castle County are exempt from building permits. Exceptions include pool barriers and fences within FEMA-designated floodplains (required by Ordinance 24-059).
New Castle County exempts most standard residential fences from the building permit process. Pool barrier fences (which must meet IBC standards) always require permits. Following Ordinance 24-059 (September 2024), any fence proposed in a floodplain area must obtain a floodplain permit from the Dept. of Land Use. The county recommends placing fences slightly back from property lines to avoid disputes and ease maintenance.
Pool barriers installed without permits and floodplain fences without floodplain permits are code violations.
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