Taylor, TX Fence Regulations: Fence Permit Requirements (2026)

4 do not trigger a standalone permit requirement. 6 changes that the moment a fence or other screening device crosses onto public property: any fence design that encroaches on a public right-of-way or a public easement requires a building permit from the City before construction begins, so a homeowner planning to run fencing along a street frontage or over a utility easement needs to clear that step with the Development Services Department first. 7: it is unlawful to build a fence on a vacant lot, defined as a lot without an active principal building, or across multiple adjacent vacant lots, which closes off using fencing to informally enclose land ahead of construction.

8 regardless of whether the right-of-way trigger applies, and applicants working near a utility easement should expect the City to check the fence design against easement-holder requirements before issuing any permit. Because the LDC is a 2024 instrument, this permit trigger is more recent than the fence rules a longtime resident may remember from the prior zoning ordinance, so anyone fencing near a right-of-way, alley or drainage easement should confirm the current requirement with Development Services rather than relying on older guidance.