{
  "title": "Lewisville Fence Permits: Minor Repairs, Yard Rules and MGO Applications",
  "citySlug": "lewisville-tx",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-24",
  "jurisdiction": "Lewisville, TX",
  "scope": "Ordinary fence planning on developed residential property in incorporated Lewisville, including annexed Castle Hills, not every Lewisville mailing address or unincorporated Denton County. UDC VIII.6.3(B)(4) prohibits fencing vacant or undeveloped property unless it is both zoned Agricultural-Open Space and used for agriculture, farming or ranching; this guide does not extend that exception to empty residential lots. The linked UDC version is January 27, 2026; Building Services identifies the locally adopted 2021 construction codes and 2020 NEC, and the linked fee schedule is effective January 1, 2024. Screening walls, special zoning/PD, pools, retaining work, powered gates, clear zones and easements need applicable review. This guide is not a parcel approval or structural specification, an exhaustive later-ordinance check or a guaranteed timetable.",
  "articleUrl": "https://fenceadvisors.com/blog/lewisville-tx-fence-permits-code",
  "evidenceKind": "Editorial compilation of official guidance; not original law or an approval",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "lew-udc",
      "label": "Lewisville enacted UDC fence chapter",
      "url": "https://library.municode.com/tx/lewisville/codes/unified_development_code?nodeId=SP3DEDEST_ARTVIIIOREPALOST_CHVIII.6FE",
      "locator": "Complete VIII.6.1-.4; VIII.6.2(A)(1)-(2), (B); VIII.6.3 location/height/material/gates; VIII.6.4(A) residential and (E) pool scope",
      "version": "Publisher browser identifies January 27, 2026 (current); complete rendered chapter read October 24, 2026 after native scraper returned 403; not a claim of an exhaustive later-legislation audit"
    },
    {
      "id": "lew-handout",
      "label": "Lewisville current residential fence requirements",
      "url": "https://www.cityoflewisville.com/home/showpublisheddocument/11551/638730766962530000",
      "locator": "Complete two-page handout: new/replacement trigger; contractor registration; drive gates/Castle Hills; Fence Final; MGO instructions",
      "version": "Current permit-page-linked PDF read October 24, 2026; handout's abbreviated greater-than-10% wording qualified using enacted minor-repair determination"
    },
    {
      "id": "lew-permits",
      "label": "Lewisville current permit workflow",
      "url": "https://www.cityoflewisville.com/for-business/building-services/building-permits",
      "locator": "MGO Connect; Communication/Status; Revisions; Approval & Payment; current fence and fee links",
      "version": "Full current city page read October 24, 2026; document-revision notice retained, not treated as a suspension of the fence application route"
    },
    {
      "id": "lew-faq",
      "label": "Lewisville permit and inspection FAQ",
      "url": "https://www.cityoflewisville.com/for-business/building-services/faq",
      "locator": "Fence plan review; homeowner versus contractor; MGO Fence Permit; scheduling inspections; Texas 811",
      "version": "Full current city FAQ read October 24, 2026; review workload language is not a guaranteed approval time"
    },
    {
      "id": "lew-fees",
      "label": "Lewisville current-linked building fee schedule",
      "url": "https://www.cityoflewisville.com/home/showpublisheddocument/5106/638454968676930000",
      "locator": "PDF page 3 Residential Fence (New/Repair), separate page 1 commercial row; page 4 registration and reinspection",
      "version": "Effective January 1, 2024; all four pages read October 24, 2026 via current permit/FAQ links; $50 residential row is not an all-in project quote"
    },
    {
      "id": "lew-entry",
      "label": "Lewisville adopted code and Building Services entry",
      "url": "https://www.cityoflewisville.com/for-business/building-services",
      "locator": "Fence construction permit scope and Standardized Codes Adopted",
      "version": "Full city page read October 24, 2026; lists 2021 IBC/IRC and 2020 NEC, not a model-code exemption replacing UDC fence permission"
    },
    {
      "id": "lew-residential",
      "label": "Lewisville official residential ordinance links",
      "url": "https://www.cityoflewisville.com/for-business/building-services/residential-ordinances",
      "locator": "Standards: Fences links actual UDC VIII.6, separately from general city code/pool links",
      "version": "Full city entry read October 24, 2026; establishes official publisher provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "lew-boundary",
      "label": "Lewisville Castle Hills annexation information",
      "url": "https://www.cityoflewisville.com/our-services/castle-hills-residents",
      "locator": "Completed annexation November 15, 2021; official boundary map and municipal service-plan links; permit process",
      "version": "Full current city page read October 24, 2026; no arbitrary parcel lookup or survey-grade boundary determination"
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "id": "vacant",
      "topic": "Vacant or undeveloped property",
      "text": "UDC VIII.6.3(B)(4) prohibits fencing vacant or undeveloped property unless it is zoned Agricultural-Open Space and used for agriculture, farming or ranching. This guide's ordinary-home application scope is developed residential property, not permission to fence an empty residential lot.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lew-udc"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "permit",
      "topic": "Permit and minor repair",
      "text": "UDC VIII.6.2 normally requires a permit for fence erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair or replacement. Its exception depends on the Building Official determining that only minor repair up to replacement of 10%, or painting, is necessary. Do not self-approve a broader repair exemption.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lew-udc",
        "lew-handout"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "plan",
      "topic": "Application information",
      "text": "Show structures, fenced area/location, height, materials, zoning, rights-of-way/driveway/alley intersections, easements and any required clear zone. The code accepts a legal description or survey, or a plat plus aerial showing property lines; it does not universally mandate a new survey for every fence.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lew-udc"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "yards",
      "topic": "Height is not one citywide front-yard allowance",
      "text": "The general ceiling is 8 feet from finished grade. Single-family/duplex front-yard provisions instead define 3.5-foot and conditional 6-foot zones, each at least 50% open. Have staff identify the actual zone; eight feet is not blanket front-yard permission.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lew-udc"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "location",
      "topic": "Sidewalk and easement checks",
      "text": "Fences must be at least 2 feet from public sidewalk, walkway or trail pavement. Utility easements, above-ground public drainage easements and private drainage easements have different conditions; clear zones also cover adjacent driveways. No blanket easement or visibility approval is implied.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lew-udc"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fee",
      "topic": "Listed residential fence fee",
      "text": "The current-linked schedule lists $50 for Residential Fence (New/Repair), distinct from its $100 commercial row. Contractor registration, reinspection and additional applicable work can carry separate charges; confirm the actual invoice before issuance.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lew-fees",
        "lew-permits"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "inspection",
      "topic": "Application and completion",
      "text": "Use MGO Connect with Lewisville selected for the Fence Permit application. Resolve comments, pay applicable invoiced fees and obtain the issued permit before work. UDC VIII.6.2(B) requires a final inspection for every fence that requires a fence permit.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lew-udc",
        "lew-permits",
        "lew-faq"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "checklist": [
    "Confirm developed residential property in Lewisville, Castle Hills/HOA conditions, zoning and actual boundaries.",
    "Describe new work, retained fence and the extent of repairs; obtain any minor-repair determination from the Building Official.",
    "Prepare the permitted property/location information with heights, materials, structures, intersections, easements and clear zones.",
    "Resolve front-yard zones, sidewalk separation, drainage, utility access and any pool, retaining or powered-gate function.",
    "Use MGO Connect with Lewisville selected, identify the registered contractor and confirm applicable fees and approval documents.",
    "Obtain issued approval, keep permit and stamped plans on site, arrange Texas 811 before digging and schedule the fence final inspection."
  ],
  "reuse": "Original compilation and worksheet: CC BY 4.0. Third-party source documents are not relicensed."
}