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

Section 27-296(o)(1)a sets Plantation's baseline permit rule for fences and walls: they cannot be erected or installed prior to issuance of a building permit, full stop, regardless of the fence's height, material, or zoning district. That permit requirement is layered with several placement restrictions inside the same subsection. Subsection (o)(1)c bars erecting a fence or wall in a public right-of-way outright. Subsection (o)(1)d goes further for utility easements: fences, walls and landscaping cannot go into a utility easement before a permit is issued, and locating a fence or wall in any easement requires a separate encroachment agreement; even with an approved permit, the property owner must still grant utility companies access to the easement when needed, and no utility company or franchise is responsible for damage the utility causes to a fence, wall, or landscaping sitting inside its easement.

Subsection (o)(1)b adds a construction-quality condition tied to the same permit: masonry walls and wood or metal fences must be finished the same way on both sides so the appearance is equal or better when viewed from adjoining property or the right-of-way, and the structural framing for wood and metal fences and gates must face inward, toward the fenced property. Non-residential fence and wall projects carry one more layer: subsection (o)(1)l lets the Planning and Zoning Director require Development Review Committee approval for a fence or wall in a non-residential zoning district, on top of the basic building permit.