How much does a Grosse Pointe Park, MI fence permit cost?

Grosse Pointe Park, MI charges $100 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.

Grosse Pointe Park, MI fence permit site plan

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If Grosse Pointe Park'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 Grosse Pointe Park, MI

✓ 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 Grosse Pointe Park, MI permit form — your name, phone and address stamped onto the actual city form.
✓ Grosse Pointe Park, MI ordinance check — height limits, setbacks, and neighbor-consent rules specific to Grosse Pointe Park, MI.

Grosse Pointe Park, MI fence rules

Max height (rear yard): 6'
Permit fee: $100 (source)

A fence permit from the Department of Public Services is required before you erect, re-erect, alter, or relocate any fence, unless the Department reviews the work and confirms no permit or fee is needed. The fee is $100, and a fence on a lot line needs a joint application consented to by every owner involved.
No fence may be built on any part of a front yard. Fences may not exceed 6′ along a rear lot line or in the rear yard, or 4′ along a side lot line or in the side yard.
A side yard fence may reach 6′ only if that side directly abuts a right-of-way, or if your immediately adjoining neighbors give written consent within the 60 days before the permit is issued. A 6′ rear yard fence needs no consent.
Fences over 2′, other than split rail and chain link, are barred from the corner vision triangle formed where two streets meet by a line crossing both right-of-way lines 25′ back from their intersection. The code sets no general setback from the right-of-way or a property line, but no fence may stand within 2′ of a public sidewalk.
Fences may not use barbed or other sharp-edged wire and may not carry an electric charge, and chain link may not have slats, webbing, synthetic material, or fabric added for privacy. Support posts must face the property of the person building the fence, and the fence may be no more than 4″ off the ground at its lowest point between posts or slats.
On waterfront parcels the yards reverse: the side abutting the water is the front yard and the side abutting the street is the rear yard. Rear yard fences there are capped at 4′ — 6′ if the fence is at least 50% transparent — and must be set back at least 3′ from the established right-of-way or the rear lot line, whichever is greater.

Do you need a permit? Yes. Nobody may erect, re-erect, alter or relocate a fence until a permit has been obtained from the Department of Public Services, unless the Department reviews the work and verifies that no permit or fee is required. (source)

Source: https://www.grossepointepark.org/DocumentCenter/View/680/Zoning-Ordinance---Adopted-December-5-2024

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FAQ

Do I need a permit to build a fence in Grosse Pointe Park, MI?: Yes. Nobody may erect, re-erect, alter or relocate a fence until a permit has been obtained from the Department of Public Services, unless the Department reviews the work and verifies that no permit or fee is required.
How tall can my fence be in Grosse Pointe Park, MI?: Up to 6' in the rear yard.
How much does a Grosse Pointe Park, MI fence permit cost?: Grosse Pointe Park, MI charges $100 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 Grosse Pointe Park 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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