A residential fence in San Angelo needs no building permit unless it stands over seven feet, under the city's adopted 2021 International Residential Code. Anyone hired to build it must be a city-registered fence contractor.
San Angelo adopted the 2021 International Residential and Building Codes in Code section 4.04 (Ordinance 2023-017). Under those codes a standard residential fence is exempt from a building permit until it exceeds seven feet in height; taller or masonry fences and structural walls require a permit and fee from the Inspections and Permits Department under the Appendix A fee schedule. Code section 4.03.032 requires fence contractors to register annually with the building official, though section 4.03.037 exempts a homeowner building on their own homestead. Utility easements and the corner sight-triangle rule still apply.
Building without a required permit or using an unregistered contractor draws a stop-work order and a Class C misdemeanor fine under section 1.01.009. Work must be corrected or permitted retroactively.
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