How much does a Dunedin, FL fence permit cost?

Dunedin, FL charges $50 for a fence permit at the time of issuance.

What does a fence plot plan need to show?

Your property outline, location of the proposed fence, total linear feet, height, material, distance from any street/sidewalk, and (in most cities) the location of your house. Fence Plotter generates this automatically from a satellite image and your fence drawing.

Can I draw my plot plan myself?

Yes — most building departments accept owner-drawn plot plans as long as they're clear, dimensioned, and to scale. Fence Plotter produces a permit-ready plot plan + elevation sketch in two minutes.

Dunedin, FL fence permit site plan

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If Dunedin's form asks for a site plan and this page says plot plan, they are the same drawing for a fence application: a to-scale overhead view of your lot with the property lines, the existing structures and the proposed fence dimensioned on it. A surveyed site plan is the one genuinely different document, and only a licensed surveyor can seal one. What a fence permit site plan has to show.

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What you'll get for Dunedin, FL

✓ Satellite site plan — top-down map of your property with the fence drawn on it, every side dimensioned.
✓ Fence elevation — side view showing height, panel count, and gates.
✓ Real lot lines — pulled from county GIS so your fence sits on the actual property boundary.
○ Filled Dunedin, FL permit form — pending. Until then you get the universal plot plan + a checklist of what to handwrite on the city's form.
✓ Dunedin, FL ordinance check — height limits, setbacks, and neighbor-consent rules specific to Dunedin, FL.

Dunedin, FL fence rules

Max height (rear yard): 6'
Permit fee: $50 (source)

A permit is required before you erect, install, construct, alter, or relocate a fence, and permit fees are quadrupled if the fence goes up before the permit is obtained. No permit is needed to repair or replace 50 linear feet of a fence that was previously permitted.
The 48-inch front limit applies only in residentially zoned districts, forward of the front building line, on parcels that do not abut a named lake or St. Joseph's Sound, and only while sight visibility standards are maintained.
Fences may be installed up to the property line, but none may sit within a public right-of-way, enclose a drainage easement, or sit over a utility meter box or manhole without written authorization from the City Engineer. Fences in utility easements are allowed subject to the City's right to remove them with no obligation to replace or restore.
Side or rear yards abutting St. Joseph's Sound or a named Dunedin lake are limited to 48 inches and no more than 50 percent opacity. Front, secondary front, or side yards on the east side of Edgewater Drive between Main Street and Union Street are limited to 36 inches and 50 percent opacity, and no fence at all is permitted along the west side of Victoria Drive from Wilson Street south to Main Street; neither standard is subject to variance.
On corner lots a fence must not restrict the street view of adjoining properties. Sight-triangle and visual clearance follow the current FDOT Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards or criteria specified by the Planning Director.
Broken glass, spikes, nails, and similar materials designed to inflict pain or injury are prohibited, and such a fence is a public nuisance. Chain link and smooth-face concrete masonry units are prohibited in front yards; barbed wire, or chain link with unfinished ends up, is allowed only by conditional use from the Board of Adjustment and Appeal, only above 6′, and never abutting a public roadway or sidewalk.

Do you need a permit? Yes. Section 105-26.5 makes it unlawful to erect, install, construct, alter or relocate a fence in the city without first having applied for and been issued a permit, and quadruples the permit fees when the fence went up first. No permit is required to repair or replace fifty linear feet of a fence that was previously permitted. (source)

Source: https://library.municode.com/fl/dunedin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADECO_CH105DEST_DIV2DEST_105-26.1DEST

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Do I need a permit to build a fence in Dunedin, FL?: Yes. Section 105-26.5 makes it unlawful to erect, install, construct, alter or relocate a fence in the city without first having applied for and been issued a permit, and quadruples the permit fees when the fence went up first. No permit is required to repair or replace fifty linear feet of a fence that was previously permitted.
How tall can my fence be in Dunedin, FL?: Up to 6' in the rear yard.
How much does a Dunedin, FL fence permit cost?: Dunedin, FL charges $50 for a fence permit at the time of issuance.
What does a fence plot plan need to show?: Your property outline, location of the proposed fence, total linear feet, height, material, distance from any street/sidewalk, and (in most cities) the location of your house. Fence Plotter generates this automatically from a satellite image and your fence drawing.
Can I draw my plot plan myself?: Yes — most building departments accept owner-drawn plot plans as long as they're clear, dimensioned, and to scale. Fence Plotter produces a permit-ready plot plan + elevation sketch in two minutes.

Not sure what Dunedin means by “site plan”? See the nine things a plan reviewer checks — the same list whatever city you are applying in.

Do I need a survey?·Free template — which kind?·Do I need a permit?·Why permits get rejected

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