Daytona Beach, FL Fence Regulations: Retaining Walls (2026)

E, Retaining Wall Standards, doesn't stop a property owner from building a retaining wall, but it conditions that right: the wall cannot adversely affect the natural flow of surface water or create any other adverse effect on adjacent or adjoining land or development. Where City rules elsewhere require a six-foot screening wall on a property, and that screening wall would sit on top of a retaining wall, the City can modify or waive the screening wall's size or type as long as whatever goes up above the retaining wall still does the screening job.

Retaining walls along a property's perimeter next to a public right-of-way have a material rule of their own: they have to be built of stone, brick, or another decorative surface, or screened by landscaping, so a bare concrete or block wall facing the street isn't allowed. d, which restricts development, including retaining walls, sidewalks, and driveways, that would obstruct floodwater passage or raise flood levels for neighboring property. Because this section doesn't set a numeric height ceiling, taller or structurally significant retaining walls still have to clear the City's building permit and Florida Building Code review under Article 9 before construction, separate from these LDC siting and material standards.