Daytona Beach, FL Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

The Land Development Code defines "structure" using the state definition in F.S. § 380.031, expressly stating that "'Structure' also includes fences, billboards, swimming pools, poles, pipelines, transmission lines, tracks, and advertising signs" (Section 11.5). Because a fence is a structure, Section 3.4.S.1 applies: "A Building Permit is required before construction, erection, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal, or demolition of any building or structure." City staff issue Building Permits according to the review procedures and construction standards in the Florida Building Code as locally adopted and modified in Article 9.

No Building Permit may issue for a fence except in accordance with an approved development order under the Code (Section 3.4.S.2), and a party aggrieved by a staff decision on a Building Permit application may appeal to the Board of Building Codes (Section 3.4.S.3). Once permitted, the fence itself must comply with Section 6.8's design standards: fences and walls generally may not exceed four feet in height between the front lot line and the front of the structure, and eight feet elsewhere, though chain link is capped at six feet outside industrial districts.

Chain link fencing is prohibited between the front lot line and the front of the structure in every district, and barbed wire is prohibited everywhere except industrial zoning. Temporary fences for active construction sites, sand fencing in beachfront areas, tree protection fencing, and fencing for major sports or entertainment events are exempt from the Section 6.8 standards, though they still must comply with the Building Code.