Dade City, FL Fence Regulations: Retaining Walls (2026)

1(A) pulls "retaining walls not required for support of a primary or accessory structure" directly into the scope of the fencing article, alongside fences and other linear barriers used to delineate portions of a lot. 1(B), and the applicant has to demonstrate how the project complies with the fencing standards before that permit issues. 2(E): if a fence sits on top of a retaining wall or berm, the combined height of the two together cannot exceed the maximum height that would apply to a fence or wall alone.

3(A) sets that ceiling for residential districts at four feet in front yards and six feet in side and rear yards, measured from natural grade, so a two-foot retaining wall with a fence on top is capped at those same totals rather than being allowed to add the full fence height on top of the wall. Retaining walls sitting inside a regulated floodway face an additional, separate limitation: Dade City Code of Ordinances Section 50-80 restricts retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways involving fill placement in a regulated floodway to the limitations of Section 50-62, so a floodway location adds a review layer the fencing article alone does not cover.

These LDR fencing sections carry no separate ordinance-amendment note visible in the fencing article itself, so confirm the current text with the Dade City Clerk's office before finalizing a wall design.