LDC section 34-1742 requires a Lee County building permit for any fence or wall over 25 inches tall (bona fide agricultural and government conservation fences are exempt). Permits are applied for through the county's eConnect system with a site plan showing property lines and setbacks.
Under LDC 34-1742(a), except for bona fide agricultural fences and government conservation fences, all fences and walls over 25 inches in height must comply with established building permit procedures. Lee County Building and Permitting Services issues the Residential Fence or Wall permit. Applications go through eConnect (contractors required) and must include a site plan showing all property lines, streets, waterbodies, easements, the proposed fence location, section lengths, and setbacks, plus FEMA flood-map information. Fences taller than 6 feet (except chain-link) require blueprints signed and sealed by a Florida-registered architect or engineer. Pool-barrier fences require self-closing, self-latching gate details. Issued permits must pass an inspection within 180 days or they expire.
Installing a fence over 25 inches without a permit is a Land Development Code violation. Lee County Code Compliance can require it be permitted, inspected, or removed; unresolved cases go to the Hearing Examiner/Special Magistrate for civil penalties (F.S. 162).
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