{ "title": "McKinney New-Fence Permits: Site Plans, CSS and Posted Fees", "citySlug": "mckinney-tx", "reviewedAt": "2026-10-24", "jurisdiction": "McKinney, TX", "scope": "Ordinary new residential fence application planning in incorporated McKinney, based on Building Inspections instructions, not a complete enacted-zoning or repair-exemption guide. Planning identifies March 3, 2026 UDC Article 7, but its substantive current text remains unverified; November 2022 Article 6 is not used as current law. Numerical front/rear limits, measurement, visibility geometry and unconditional repair/replacement exemptions are omitted. Department notices identify 2024 International Codes effective October 1, 2025, but the applicable local amendments could not be verified. Pools, retaining work, historic/PD, drainage, easements and powered gates need applicable review; this guide does not approve a parcel or provide engineering.", "articleUrl": "https://fenceadvisors.com/blog/mckinney-tx-fence-permits-code", "evidenceKind": "Editorial compilation of official guidance; not original law or an approval", "sources": [ { "id": "mck-fence", "label": "McKinney current residential Fence Permits instructions", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/259/Fence-Permits", "locator": "Residential permit question for no existing fence; Fence Permitting Process and six site-plan items; pool/HOA notes", "version": "Full official body read and rechecked October 24, 2026; used for new-fence duty/application, not certification of current UDC height table or unrestricted repair exemption" }, { "id": "mck-fee", "label": "McKinney city-linked building fee schedule", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/DocumentCenter/View/358", "locator": "Five-page schedule, PDF page 3 Residential Fence Permit $30", "version": "Previously retrieved full five-page evidence retained October 24, 2026; posted amount corroborates fence page; reliable internal effective/revision date not established, no all-in invoice asserted" }, { "id": "mck-css", "label": "McKinney official Citizen Self Service entry", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/css", "locator": "Official EnerGov self-service redirect; public Apply, registration, invoice and inspection routes", "version": "Previously read public entry reused; current fence page still links online application. October 24 web recheck could not follow redirect; not an authenticated field/payment or end-to-end test" }, { "id": "mck-gc", "label": "McKinney contractor account and licensing instructions", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/257/Contractor-Registration", "locator": "General Contractor subsection; reviewed CSS accounts; separate licensed subcontractors and signature verification", "version": "Complete current official page rechecked October 24, 2026; GC has no contractor registration fee/form but needs CSS account, distinct from licensed-trade requirements" }, { "id": "mck-planning", "label": "McKinney Planning maps, historic review and invoice warning", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/245/Planning", "locator": "Fraud Alert; Interactive Planning Maps; COA typically before exterior work/permit in Historic Overlay; offline-tool notice", "version": "Full current page rechecked October 24, 2026; no Application Approval Fee, legitimate invoices through CSS; Where can I build that is offline" }, { "id": "mck-map", "label": "McKinney official Zoning and Development map entry", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/planningmap", "locator": "City Limits, ETJ, zoning, historic and Trinity Falls MUD layer evidence retained from prior review", "version": "Resolved public map evidence reused October 24, 2026; no new parcel lookup, title/survey determination or layer approval implied" }, { "id": "mck-historic", "label": "McKinney historic preservation applications", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/350/Historic-Preservation-Resources", "locator": "Forms & Applications: COA application and interactive map; Historic Preservation contact", "version": "Full current body rechecked October 24, 2026; ordinance links pointing to older UDC not used as current design law" }, { "id": "mck-notices", "label": "McKinney current construction-code notices", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/263/Notices", "locator": "2024 International Code changes effective October 1, 2025; separate electrical notice", "version": "Full official notice rechecked October 24, 2026; code-cycle identification only, no model exemption substituted for unread local amendments" }, { "id": "mck-udc-entry", "label": "McKinney current UDC directory and source limitation", "url": "https://www.mckinneytexas.org/285/Unified-Development-Code", "locator": "Prior complete directory evidence: March 3, 2026 current regulations; current PDF Article 7 versus stale 2022 Article 6", "version": "Previously established version mismatch retained; current Article 7 body not read and blocked source paths not retried. This source records a limitation, not a fence design approval" } ], "facts": [ { "id": "new", "topic": "New-fence permit", "text": "McKinney's current residential instructions require a permit when there is no existing fence. This guide addresses that new-fence application, not an unconditional repair or replacement exemption.", "sourceIds": [ "mck-fence" ] }, { "id": "plan", "topic": "Site-plan information", "text": "The city accepts a survey or hand drawing uploaded to CSS showing property lines, fence location, height, material, builder and house. Acceptance of a sketch for submission does not establish a disputed legal boundary.", "sourceIds": [ "mck-fence" ] }, { "id": "fee", "topic": "Posted residential fee", "text": "The fence page and city-linked schedule both list $30 for a residential fence permit. The schedule's effective/revision date and additional project charges were not established; confirm the actual city invoice rather than promise an all-in price.", "sourceIds": [ "mck-fence", "mck-fee" ] }, { "id": "account", "topic": "Contractor account", "text": "The General Contractor instructions say there is no contractor-registration fee or form and direct the GC to open a CSS account. Licensed trades have separate registration and signature requirements; do not add a neighboring city's fence-contractor fee.", "sourceIds": [ "mck-gc" ] }, { "id": "jurisdiction", "topic": "Maps and historic review", "text": "Use the official zoning/development and historic resources to check municipal limits, zoning and overlay context. Planning says a COA is typically required before exterior work and permit issuance in the Historic Overlay; obtain the project determination rather than rely on a postal address.", "sourceIds": [ "mck-planning", "mck-map", "mck-historic" ] }, { "id": "invoice", "topic": "Legitimate invoice and approval", "text": "Planning warns that legitimate invoices are issued and accessible through CSS and that the city does not require a separate Application Approval Fee. A payment demand or successful upload is not an issued fence approval; confirm the record and required inspections.", "sourceIds": [ "mck-planning", "mck-css" ] } ], "checklist": [ "Confirm McKinney municipal jurisdiction, zoning/PD and historic-overlay context, actual property boundaries and known easements.", "Describe the new fence and identify any pool-barrier, retaining-wall, powered-gate or existing-fence work separately.", "Prepare the accepted survey or hand-drawn site plan with property lines, fence location, height, material, builder and house.", "Obtain applicable height, front/street/corner, drainage, easement and historic determinations without relying on stale Article 6 numbers.", "Use the official CSS application route, identify the appropriate applicant/account and confirm the posted fee against the legitimate city invoice.", "Obtain issuance before required work, arrange utility locating before digging and follow assigned inspections through completion." ], "reuse": "Original compilation and worksheet: CC BY 4.0. Third-party source documents are not relicensed." }