Jonesboro, AR Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

Sec. 117-329 is titled 'Fences (permit required),' and Sec. 117-329(4) spells out when that permit applies. A permit is required to repair or replace more than two sections, or 16 feet, of a preexisting fence; smaller, non-structural touch-ups, such as swapping out individual fence planks, do not need one. The same subsection makes clear that building a new fence is also permit work: if the property owner is building or repairing the fence personally, the owner must obtain the permit, and if a contractor is hired, the permit obligation shifts to the contractor.

Whoever holds the permit must still comply with all other city building codes and ordinances and must respect the setback, easement, and right-of-way rules that apply to the lot, including the front-yard setback that follows the base zoning district, the ten-foot exterior side setback, and the citywide ban on fencing inside a street right-of-way. Because Sec. 117-329 folds height, corner visibility, materials, and setback standards into the same section, the planning department reviews a fence permit application against all of those standards at once rather than issuing a bare construction permit; a fence that meets every other standard in the section can still be denied a permit if it would sit in the right-of-way or block the corner sight triangle required by Sec. 117-327.