Fort Myers, FL Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Application to city before installing
- Residential height cap
- 6 feet maximum
- Commercial/industrial height cap
- 10 feet maximum
- Barbed/razor wire
- Banned, except industrial under 6 ft
- Front-yard fencing
- One uniform material, style, color
Summary
Fort Myers requires an application for a fence permit before installing a fence or wall, capping height at six feet in residential districts and ten feet in commercial and industrial zones under the city's Land Development Code.
An application for a fence permit shall be submitted to the city. Fences and fence walls may be permitted under the following regulations: ... The maximum fence height is six (6) feet in residential districts and ten (10) feet in commercial and industrial districts.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 60).
Full Breakdown
Fort Myers's Land Development Code requires a fence permit application before any fence or wall is installed (LDC § 118.3.8). Height is capped at six feet in residential districts and ten feet in commercial and industrial districts. Barbed and electric wire are banned citywide except in industrial districts below six feet, and razor wire is prohibited outright except at correctional facilities. Chain-link and wire fencing cannot be used in the front yard or on a corner lot's street-facing side in residential districts, and front-yard fencing must use one uniform material, style and color. This applies inside the Fort Myers city limits in Lee County, not unincorporated Lee County or Fort Myers Beach.
Violations & Fines
Fences that don't meet these standards are code violations under LDC § 98.1.7, enforceable before the city's code enforcement board or prosecuted under Code of Ordinances § 1-14.
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