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

Section 5.18.1 of the Lauderhill Land Development Regulations makes it unlawful to erect, install, replace, repair or relocate any fence or wall in the City of Lauderhill without first obtaining a permit from the Chief Building Official or a designee. The permit requirement applies citywide and covers every fence or wall regulated under Article III, Part 5.0, Section 5.18, from residential chain-link and wood fencing to masonry perimeter walls.

Section 5.18.2 layers a location restriction onto the permit process: no fence or wall may be erected or installed within a public right-of-way, and the Chief Building Official may refuse a permit application for a fence or wall sited in an easement area. The one exception sits with the City Commission itself, which may authorize a fence in a right-of-way or easement for a fixed term of years if the space is not presently needed for its public purpose and the installation would further the public health, safety or general welfare, a legislative decision rather than an administrative permit.

Applicants building on a project already moving through subdivision plat, site plan or site plan modification review should expect the Development Review Committee, Planning and Zoning Board or City Commission to set fence and wall requirements directly for screening purposes under Section 5.18.12, which can supersede the standard permit and height rules. Homeowners planning a routine backyard fence or a replacement wall after storm damage still need the Chief Building Official's permit before work starts; building first and permitting later is treated as unpermitted construction and enforced the same as any other unpermitted structure.