Longwood Florida - No Fence Permit Needed

 

The City of Longwood Florida has recently changed it code requirements for residential fencing  (www.longwoodfl.org/699/Residential-Fences). In the past a permit has been required for all fences, even if it was a small job of say more than 3 panels. But now the city has changed it’s code and a permit is no longer required for residential fence installations that are not to satisfy pool safety regulations. This is not to say that you can just go willy nilly and install your fence any way you want. Your fence must still meet code requirements for setbacks, especially on corner lots, and maintain property boundaries and water front setbacks.

 

What this does do is make time from contract to installation much shorted and it should reduce the cost of your fence installation. Longwood fence permits are not cheap. It also cuts down on paperwork for everybody.

 

Now if you have an open pool with no screen enclosure or baby fence, then a permit is still required and the fence must be installed to meet all modern pool code requirements (gates open outwards, self close and latch and the latch must be installed 54” above the bottom of the gate). Your fence installation company should be up to speed on all these requirements or if you are doing the fence install yourself you can contact the city building department for a comprehensive breakdown of what is required and what is not.