{
  "title": "Fort Worth Fence Permits: Solid, Open-Wire and Front-Yard Rules",
  "citySlug": "fort-worth-tx",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-23",
  "jurisdiction": "Fort Worth, TX",
  "scope": "City of Fort Worth residential fence planning using the currently linked ordinance 25387-03-2022 and residential permit guidance. Their imperial fence-exemption thresholds agree, but the ordinance has an inconsistent metric parenthetical. Zoning, historic districts, pools, electrified barriers and parcel conditions require separate confirmation; this guide does not establish approval for a particular property.",
  "articleUrl": "https://fenceadvisors.com/blog/fort-worth-tx-fence-permits-code",
  "evidenceKind": "Editorial compilation of official guidance; not original law or an approval",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "fw-admin",
      "label": "Fort Worth adopted administrative ordinance",
      "url": "https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/development-services/documents/building-code-local-amendments/2021-approved-local-amendments/administrative-code-2021-ordinance-25387-03-2022.pdf",
      "locator": "105.2 Building items 2 and 4, PDF page 10; 105.2 opening paragraph",
      "version": "Ordinance 25387-03-2022, adopted March 8, 2022; still linked by current city code page at October 23, 2026 review"
    },
    {
      "id": "fw-residential",
      "label": "Fort Worth residential permitting",
      "url": "https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/development-services/permits/residential-information",
      "locator": "Fences/Retaining Walls; applicant and application information",
      "version": "Live page retrieved October 23, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "fw-codes",
      "label": "Fort Worth adopted codes and amendments",
      "url": "https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/development-services/permits/building-energy-codes",
      "locator": "Currently adopted codes; Fort Worth Administrative Building Code link",
      "version": "Live city page retrieved October 23, 2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "fw-entry",
      "label": "Fort Worth permit entry and Permit Assist",
      "url": "https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/development-services/permits",
      "locator": "Permit Assist/Accela integration; fee verification",
      "version": "Live city page retrieved October 23, 2026"
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "id": "solid",
      "topic": "Ordinary fence exemption",
      "text": "Administrative section 105.2, Building item 2, exempts fences not over 7 feet, subject to its stated exclusions and the other applicable laws preserved by that section.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "fw-admin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "wire",
      "topic": "Open-wire distinction",
      "text": "The same item allows open-wire fences without slats up to 8 feet under the exemption. Privacy slats cannot simply be ignored when classifying the assembly.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "fw-admin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "front",
      "topic": "Front and projected front",
      "text": "The current residential page limits front and projected-front-yard fencing to 4 feet with open-design picket style, and prohibits chain link in those yards.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "fw-residential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "retaining",
      "topic": "Retaining-wall exception",
      "text": "The adopted exemption measures retaining walls from the bottom of the footing to the top. Its 4-foot exemption excludes walls supporting surcharge or the specified liquids, and includes a rule for successive walls.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "fw-admin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "historic",
      "topic": "Historic properties",
      "text": "The residential page says historic-district fences may require additional approval. A building-permit exemption does not establish historic approval.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "fw-residential"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "checklist": [
    "Confirm Fort Worth jurisdiction, zoning and historic designation.",
    "Mark required/projected yards, property lines, easements and access.",
    "Describe solid versus open-wire construction, privacy slats and total height.",
    "Identify pool barriers, electrified systems, retaining walls and surcharge loads.",
    "Confirm the approval path, applicant eligibility, current fees and drawings.",
    "Obtain required approvals before work; arrange inspections and retain records."
  ],
  "reuse": "Original compilation and worksheet: CC BY 4.0. Third-party source documents are not relicensed."
}