{
  "title": "Flower Mound, TX Fence Permits: Replacement Rules and Checklist",
  "citySlug": "flower-mound-tx",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23",
  "jurisdiction": "Flower Mound, TX",
  "scope": "Town of Flower Mound residential fence planning, based on the town's Fence and Wall Information Packet and current fee schedule. Parcel-specific zoning, street-facing perimeter fences, pools, walls and HOA restrictions need individual review.",
  "articleUrl": "https://fenceadvisors.com/blog/flower-mound-tx-fence-permits-code",
  "evidenceKind": "Editorial compilation of official guidance; not original law or an approval",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "flower-packet",
      "label": "Flower Mound Fence and Wall Information Packet",
      "url": "https://www.flowermound.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/510",
      "locator": "General Information; Permit Application and Plans; Residential Fence Placement; Inspections",
      "version": "Town-hosted packet retrieved October 23, 2026; no revision date asserted"
    },
    {
      "id": "flower-fees",
      "label": "Flower Mound Building Inspections fee schedule",
      "url": "https://www.flowermound.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/504",
      "locator": "Page 2, Miscellaneous Fees: Fence Permit; page 3 additional charges",
      "version": "Schedule lists ordinance 36-26, adopted September 21, 2026"
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "id": "permit-trigger",
      "topic": "New fence or replacement",
      "text": "Flower Mound's packet requires permits for new fencing and work on existing fences. Only picket replacements matching the existing material, size and height are expressly exempted in that packet.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "flower-packet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "height-limits",
      "topic": "General height limits",
      "text": "The town packet generally limits required front-yard fences to 4 feet and side/rear fences to 8 feet above adjacent grade. Agricultural districts and a key lot's additional front yard have specific exceptions.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "flower-packet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fees",
      "topic": "Listed permit fee",
      "text": "The current fee schedule lists $70 for a fence permit. Registration, drainage, reinspection or other applicable charges are separate; $70 is not a guaranteed all-in project fee.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "flower-fees"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "applicant",
      "topic": "Who applies",
      "text": "When someone other than the homeowner constructs the fence, that contractor must apply and be registered with the town. Owner-builders must provide the packet's homeowner registration and identity/homestead documentation.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "flower-packet"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "columns",
      "topic": "Columns and walls",
      "text": "Concrete or stone columns require stamped engineered pier and column plans. Retaining walls and subdivision screening walls have their own permit types and requirements; they are not ordinary residential fence applications.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "flower-packet"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "checklist": [
    "Describe the scope: new fence, full replacement or matching pickets only.",
    "Check town jurisdiction, deed/HOA restrictions and any special lot conditions.",
    "Mark the fence on a survey or scaled plan matching the recorded subdivision plat.",
    "Confirm height, sight lines, easements, street frontage and park/trail requirements.",
    "Have the registered contractor apply, or prepare the town's homeowner documents.",
    "Confirm the $70 listed fee, additional charges and inspection sequence before work."
  ],
  "reuse": "Original compilation and worksheet: CC BY 4.0. Third-party source documents are not relicensed."
}