Pasadena requires a permit for all fence construction under Sec. 9-3. Permit fee is $20 per 500 lineal feet. A scaled site plan and materials description are required. Barbed wire pasture fences for livestock are exempt from permits.
Under Sec. 9-3, no fence or wall may be erected, enlarged, altered, or moved without a permit from the building official (except barbed wire pasture fences for livestock, minor repairs, or replacements with no change in material or location). The permit fee is $20 per 500 lineal feet or part thereof, including gates and doors. Applicants must provide a scaled site plan showing fence location, a statement describing materials, and a complete legal description of the premises including setback lines, building lines, and property lines. Fences cannot encroach road right-of-way or reduce sight visibility per Sec. 9-3(4). No fence may be within 5 feet of an open drainage channel, ditch, swale, or bayou per Sec. 9-3(5).
Fence without permit: citation. Building official may order removal or correction.
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