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

Grosse Pointe Shores, 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 Shores, MI fence permit site plan

Plan your fence on a satellite map of your Grosse Pointe Shores, MI property and get a permit-ready PDF in 2 minutes. Free, no sign-up.

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

Grosse Pointe Shores, MI fence rules

Max height (rear yard): 4'
Permit fee: $100 (source)

A written permit from the building official is required before any fence or wall is erected, placed, or installed.
Fences are allowed only from the front main building line back to the rear lot line. No fence may be placed in front of the front building line or along side property lines in front of it.
Maximum height is 4' measured from normal grade. Post or decorative caps may add up to 6" on top.
Along the rear lot line only, a fence may exceed 4' up to a maximum of 6', and only with the written approval of the adjacent property owners submitted with the permit application.
On corner lots, a fence in the street-side yard requires prior permission from the adjoining owners to the rear and the owners across the thoroughfare; a fence within 10' of that right-of-way counts as adjacent.
Fences must be built of wood, masonry, woven wire, vinyl, or metal. Barbed wire, exposed spikes, broken glass, and other dangerous devices are prohibited.

Do you need a permit? Yes, for any fence or wall. Section 12-3 of the city code requires a written permit from the building official, on written application, before any fence or wall is erected, placed or installed on land the city does not own, and sets no height below which one is skipped. Section 12-4(d) then lets a fence along the rear lot line reach 6 feet only where the written approval of the adjoining owners accompanies that application. (source)

Source: https://library.municode.com/mi/grosse_pointe_shores/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH12FEWAHE_ARTIFEWA

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Do I need a permit to build a fence in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI?: Yes, for any fence or wall. Section 12-3 of the city code requires a written permit from the building official, on written application, before any fence or wall is erected, placed or installed on land the city does not own, and sets no height below which one is skipped. Section 12-4(d) then lets a fence along the rear lot line reach 6 feet only where the written approval of the adjoining owners accompanies that application.
How tall can my fence be in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI?: Up to 4' in the rear yard.
How much does a Grosse Pointe Shores, MI fence permit cost?: Grosse Pointe Shores, 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 Shores 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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