Fence permit checklist — Arlington, Texas
Assembled from Arlington’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Arlington requires a permit for a fence.
A fence permit to install, enlarge or repair any fence is not required when the repair or replacement of fencing is less than 50 percent of one side of the fence is being repaired and/or replaced, according to the city's Work Exempt from Permitting technical bulletin. The Unified Development Code Information Bulletin titled Residential Fences, which applies to the replacement of residential privacy fences or construction of new privacy fences on single-family residentially zoned lots, sets that threshold against a different measure, stating that a fence permit is required when more than 50 percent of the length of the fence along a property line is being replaced.
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Sources
- fence — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Arlington publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Deck permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Retaining wall permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Arlington before you build.