Zoning regulations require property owners to maintain their fences in a structurally sound condition. Code Enforcement requires owners to remove, repair, or replace fences identified in violation. (Removal is not an option where a pool barrier fence is involved or when zoning regulations specifically require a fence.)

A fence is considered dilapidated if 10% of its pickets or structural members are damaged, missing or rotted; or if any 8 foot section is more than 15% off vertical alignment.

New fences require permits from Building Inspections. The posts and rails of a new fence must not be exposed to an adjacent street, in other words, the smooth side of a fence must face an adjacent public street.