Do I need a permit for fence installation or replacement in Ormond Beach?

Florida and local notes for Ormond Beach

Florida has no statewide list of building work exempt from a permit. Section 105.2 of the Florida Building Code, Building, exempts only certain gas, mechanical and plumbing work, so whether a fence needs a permit is decided by your local building department rather than by a state threshold. Even where no building permit is needed, zoning height, setback, corner-visibility, and HOA rules still apply. Cities set their own fence ordinances that can differ from the county. Fences in an easement may require an acknowledgement and can be removed if a utility needs access. Volusia County's own permitting office is the Building and Code Administration Permit Center, reachable on 386-736-5929 at https://www.volusia.org/services/growth-and-resource-management/building-and-zoning/. It issues permits for the unincorporated county. If your city does not run its own building department, this is the office that will handle the job. Contractor licensing here is centralised across the county. Volusia County Contractor Licensing exists to provide a uniform system for regulating registered contractors in the unincorporated county and all the municipalities within Volusia County, with one stated exception, the City of Pierson. So unless you are in Pierson, your contractor's local registration runs through the county: 386-736-5929, clca@volusia.gov, 123 W Indiana Avenue Room 203, DeLand. Land Development Code 2-50(n) requires a permit for all fences, and for replacement or repair of more than 50 percent of the linear frontage of an existing fence. Ormond Beach's HB 803 page says fences are Land Development Code permits and are not eligible for the $7,500 exemption. Solid fences are limited to 3 feet in the front yard and on waterfront, and 6 feet in side and rear yards. Open-style fences can be 6 feet, and chain link is not permitted in front or side corner yards. No fence may be closer than 3 feet to a right-of-way line without Site Plan Review Committee approval, fences are not allowed in conservation easements, and fences in drainage easements need engineering and utilities approval. A fence that serves as a pool barrier needs the notarized Pool Barrier Fence form, and the barrier must be at least 4 feet high with self-closing, self-latching gates that open away from the pool.