Doral, FL Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

Section 74-214 opens Article V of Chapter 74, the article governing fences, walls, docks, bus shelters and hedges, by making clear that a city permit is required for all walls and fences before they go up. 5-foot limit inside sight-distance triangles at intersections and driveways in Section 74-217. The permit requirement also yields to Chapter 12's landscape buffer rule: where a higher wall, fence or hedge is required as a visual screening buffer at the rear of a double-frontage lot, that landscape standard controls over the article's normal height ceilings.

In practice, an applicant applies for the fence or wall permit through the building department, and the plan is checked against the applicable division of Article V, whether that is the general height and material rules in Division 1, the low-voltage electric fence special-exception process in Division 3, or the golf course fence standards in Division 2. Once erected, Section 74-228 requires the fence be kept free of graffiti, rust, mildew and damage, with storm or accident damage repaired within 30 days, and Section 74-229 places enforcement of the whole article, including any fence built without the required permit, under the code compliance division through Chapter 56's code enforcement process.