Puyallup, WA Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

08, Encroachments, Obstructions and Construction of Highways and Sidewalks, and covers a narrow situation: a fence proposed within the public street right-of-way rather than entirely on private property. The city engineer may issue a permit for that right-of-way fencing on two conditions: the fence must meet the requirements of the city's zoning regulations, and the city's master plan must not call for further widening or improvement of that right-of-way, since a permitted fence could otherwise block a planned street expansion. 050 can require a bond of at least 150 percent of the estimated improvement cost, or a $5,000 general bond for work under that amount, plus commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence before the city engineer issues the permit.

An ordinary fence built entirely on private property, away from the right-of-way, is not what this section addresses. Puyallup readers asking whether their own yard fence needs a permit should look to the zoning code's fence height and location standards rather than this right-of-way section, which only controls fencing that would sit inside the publicly owned street margin.