Lafayette, LA Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

The encroachment table in Sec. 89-38(e)(4)b lists "Landscaping, lawns, berms, trees, shrubs, and fences" and, separately, "Gates," both permitted in "Any setback" with "No restriction" on maximum encroachment and "0 feet" minimum setback from the street or lot line - meaning a fence itself does not have to observe the district's building setback lines. Sec. 89-32(a) makes the fence section apply to "the City of Lafayette and unincorporated Lafayette Parish," and Sec. 89-32(b)(1) confirms fences "may be erected along the boundaries of a lot or required setback," while cross-referencing Sec.

89-30(b)-(c) and Sec. 89-38(e) for the applicable restrictions and procedures. What actually gets regulated is utility conflict: Sec. 89-32(b)(2) bars any fence foundation from conflicting with public servitudes or infrastructure - water, electrical power, natural gas, drainage, storm sewer - and makes the fence owner responsible for repairing any resulting damage, with LCG able to do the repair itself and bill the owner if work isn't started within 30 days of notice. For a "quasi-permanent" fence proposed to sit inside a required public servitude, Sec.

89-30(b)(7) requires the owner to submit an acceptable survey and get LCG's advance written approval before construction, and Sec. 89-30(b)(8) lets LCG order the fence removed at the owner's expense, without compensation, if removal becomes necessary for LCG to use the servitude. Sec. 89-32(c) separately bars fences in the unincorporated parish from carrying advertising beyond one 100-square-foot sign per street frontage.