{ "title": "Carrollton New Fence Permits: Plans, Fee and CityServe", "citySlug": "carrollton-tx", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-24", "jurisdiction": "Carrollton, TX", "scope": "Ordinary new single-family/duplex fence application planning in the City of Carrollton. Chapter 154's new-work permit duty is distinct from defined repair; no repair exemption or permission at the exactly-twenty-foot endpoint is established, and numerical front/key-lot layouts and opacity permission remain excluded because section 154.10(B) and Figure 2 conflict. Interior side/rear guidance remains subject to section 154.12 measurement, zoning/PD, sight distance and special conditions. The official code coverage used here extends through September 2026, not an exhaustive later-law check or parcel determination. Pool barriers, powered gates, retaining work, drainage/floodways and city easements need applicable review.", "articleUrl": "https://fenceadvisors.com/blog/carrollton-tx-fence-permits-code", "evidenceKind": "Editorial compilation of official guidance; not original law or an approval", "sources": [ { "id": "car-code", "label": "Carrollton Chapter 154 fence code", "url": "https://ecode360.com/45839781", "locator": "154.04 definitions; 154.05 general requirements/zoning; 154.06 permits; 154.07 registration; 154.08-.14 materials, height and measurement", "version": "Retained full official code review October 24, 2026 with September 2026 coverage/new-law check; annotations identify ordinance 3563 adopted August 20, 2013; no new effective date inferred from retrieval" }, { "id": "car-figure", "label": "Carrollton Chapter 154 Figure 2", "url": "https://ecode360.com/attachment/339006/CA6876-154%20Figure%202.tif.png", "locator": "Actual front/key-lot labels versus 154.10(B), conflict evidence only", "version": "Existing downloaded figure reused and visually inspected October 24, 2026; all five illustrations previously reviewed. Not republished as permission or redrawn into a corrected-looking diagram" }, { "id": "car-fences", "label": "Carrollton residential fence guidance", "url": "https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-a-f/building-inspection/my-home/fences", "locator": "Permit requirement, maintenance summary and required fence final", "version": "Retained complete department review October 24, 2026; fresh read-only web fallback returned403. Maintenance up-to wording not used to override strict code definition or waive new-work permits" }, { "id": "car-submittal", "label": "Carrollton fence submittal requirements", "url": "https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-a-f/building-inspection/submittal-requirements", "locator": "Fences and Retaining Walls: plot plan/survey; drawings or detailed design; interior-lot replacement-only satellite option", "version": "Retained full official section review October 24, 2026; fresh read-only web fallback returned403, no inaccessible old PDF path retried" }, { "id": "car-fees", "label": "Carrollton posted Building Inspection fees", "url": "https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-a-f/building-inspection/fees", "locator": "Fence $50; permits under$125 use permit fee as nonrefundable application fee; application/review/issuance payment sequence", "version": "Retained full official review October 24, 2026; corroborated by code fee row; fresh read-only web fallback returned403; no unsupported October effective day claimed" }, { "id": "car-fee-code", "label": "Carrollton code fee schedule", "url": "https://ecode360.com/45829496", "locator": "31.01(B)(2) fence row; card convenience charge and contractor registration table", "version": "Retained full official code review October 24, 2026; $50 fence fee, separate card charge and $0 general/fence contractor registration do not imply a fence permit waiver" }, { "id": "car-cityserve", "label": "Carrollton CityServe", "url": "https://cityserve.cityofcarrollton.com/CityViewPortal", "locator": "Public application, upload, registration, payment/status and inspection entry", "version": "Retained public portal and city account/email-validation instructions review October 24, 2026; no login, private fields, payment or official application tested" }, { "id": "car-maps", "label": "Carrollton Planning Maps and GIS", "url": "https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-g-p/planning/maps-gis", "locator": "Successful map-index redirect; City Map and Planning and Zoning Map; accuracy disclaimer", "version": "Retained actual official map-index review October 24, 2026; no rendered layer, private parcel or boundary survey tested; failed general map challenge not used as evidence" }, { "id": "car-zoning", "label": "Carrollton current zoning ordinance directory", "url": "https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-g-p/planning/zoning-information/zoning-ordinance", "locator": "District, overlay, PD and Article19 entry routes", "version": "Retained complete index review October 24, 2026; no complete individual PD/property review or universal zoning setback claimed" }, { "id": "car-visibility", "label": "Carrollton traffic sight-distance provisions", "url": "https://ecode360.com/45832940", "locator": "53.40-.48, including applicable intersections, General Design Standards, Director interpretation and precedence", "version": "Retained complete provisions and city-linked ordinance2305 comparison October 24, 2026; not a posted-speed-only calculator or universal corner-triangle allowance" }, { "id": "car-adoption", "label": "Carrollton adopted codes directory", "url": "https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-a-f/building-inspection/codes-ordinances", "locator": "2024 codes/local amendments and2023 NEC route", "version": "Retained full official review October 24, 2026; effective September 1, 2025; generic model building exemption not substituted for Chapter154" } ], "facts": [ { "id": "new", "topic": "Does a short new fence need a permit?", "text": "Chapter 154 requires a permit for covered new fencing. The defined-repair exception is not an exemption for a short new fence, and this guide grants no repair-length or replacement exemption.", "sourceIds": [ "car-code", "car-fences" ] }, { "id": "packet", "topic": "Actual new-fence submittal", "text": "Submit the required plot plan or survey showing the proposed fence, plus drawings or a detailed design description. The city's satellite-image alternative is specifically for replacement on an interior lot, not a blanket new-fence substitute.", "sourceIds": [ "car-submittal" ] }, { "id": "fee", "topic": "Fence application fee calculation", "text": "The posted fence permit fee is $50. For a permit below $125, the city charges that permit fee as the nonrefundable application fee; do not add $125 and quote $175. Separate scope and card charges can affect the invoice.", "sourceIds": [ "car-fees", "car-fee-code" ] }, { "id": "height", "topic": "Interior side/rear baseline", "text": "For single-family/duplex work, 154.10(A) generally limits side/rear fence height to eight feet. Section 154.12 measurement, zoning/PD, visibility, screening walls and special placement still govern the proposed installation.", "sourceIds": [ "car-code" ] }, { "id": "grade", "topic": "Height measurement has distinct cases", "text": "Section 154.12 uses finished grade for the general fence body and separately addresses posts/columns, retaining walls and slopes relative to the main building. Its retaining-wall illustration is not a universal sloping-ground measurement rule.", "sourceIds": [ "car-code" ] }, { "id": "registration", "topic": "Contractor and owner roles", "text": "Fence contractors register and renew annually under 154.07; property owners are not required to register under that provision. An owner registration exception or a zero-dollar contractor registration row does not waive a fence permit.", "sourceIds": [ "car-code", "car-fee-code" ] }, { "id": "completion", "topic": "Apply and complete the fence final", "text": "Use CityServe for the application, documents, payment/status and inspection functions. Obtain required issued approval and arrange the fence final described by the department; submission or payment is not permit issuance.", "sourceIds": [ "car-cityserve", "car-fences", "car-fees" ] }, { "id": "held", "topic": "Front/key-lot limit of this guide", "text": "Section 154.10(B) and Figure 2 give conflicting front/key-lot instructions. This guide supplies no numerical layout, solid-front permission or opacity-equality approval for those locations; obtain the city's controlling interpretation.", "sourceIds": [ "car-code", "car-figure" ] } ], "checklist": [ "Confirm City of Carrollton jurisdiction, single-family/duplex scope, zoning/PD and actual property lines.", "Describe the new fence line, full height, material, gates and any pool, retaining or powered function.", "Resolve front/key-lot conflicts, grade, sight distance, screening walls, drainage and easement conditions with staff.", "Prepare the required new-fence plot plan/survey and design details; confirm applicant and registration roles.", "Apply in CityServe, confirm the fee calculation, respond to review and obtain required issued approvals.", "Build to approved plans, arrange the required fence final and keep completed permit and inspection records." ], "reuse": "Original compilation and worksheet: CC BY 4.0. Third-party source documents are not relicensed." }