Davie, FL Fence Regulations: Retaining Walls (2026)
Key Facts
- Height cap
- 3 feet at rear of buffer
- Where it applies
- Griffin Road Corridor District only
- Governing section
- Davie Code § 12-436.11(E)
- Buffer grade rule
- Wall top must match buffer grade
Summary
In the Town of Davie's Griffin Road Corridor District, a retaining wall used to transition a landscape buffer to adjacent grade may not exceed three feet in height under Section 12-436.11(E) of the Land Development Code.
Landscape buffers shall match the grade of the right-of-way at the streetside property line, or, in the case of a retaining wall along the right-of-way line, shall match the top elevation of the retaining wall. The landscape buffer shall not exceed a 20:1 slope within the required buffer width abutting the right-of-way, and shall not exceed a 4:1 slope thereafter if necessary to transition to the finished grade of the adjacent property. A retaining wall not to exceed three (3) feet in height may be utilized at the rear of the landscape buffer to transition to the finished grade of the adjacent property.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 75).
Full Breakdown
Town of Davie Code § 12-436.11(E) governs landscape buffers within the Griffin Road Corridor District, the town's commercial redevelopment corridor along Griffin and Davie Roads. Where a retaining wall is used at the rear of the landscape buffer to transition to the finished grade of an adjacent property, the wall is capped at three feet in height, and the buffer itself must match the top elevation of any retaining wall along the right-of-way line. This is a district-specific standard for the Griffin Corridor overlay, not a townwide retaining-wall ordinance: no general Davie-wide height cap for residential retaining walls appears elsewhere in the Land Development Code.
Violations & Fines
Building a retaining wall over three feet within a Griffin Corridor landscape buffer without approval, or grading that fails to match required buffer elevations, violates Section 12-436.11 and can hold up site plan approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this 3-foot limit apply to retaining walls anywhere in Davie?
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