InstaBidsDo you need a permit for fence work in Highland Beach, FL?
Updated 2026-10-14 · Sources read 2026-09-29
What does Highland Beach say about fence permits?
Here is what Highland Beach's building code amendment (PDF) says (read 14 October 2026):
Permits shall not be required for the following:
1. Fences not over 7 feet (1829 mm) high. All walls require a permit.
Key facts
- Highland Beach's fence permit addendum (PDF): the source our study cites (source, read 2026-09-30)
- Also matched by our study in Highland Beach's sources: A/C change-out (A/C replacement form (PDF), read 2026-09-29)
- 35 of 40 Palm Beach County jurisdictions, as our study classed them (permit study, read 2026-09-30)
- Exemption printed in Highland Beach's source for some of this work (exemption source, read 2026-09-30)
What does Highland Beach publish about fence permits?
The source our study cites for fence work in Highland Beach is Highland Beach's fence permit addendum (PDF); open it for the full wording. A separate document, published on highlandbeach.us, read 30 September 2026, prints an exemption; open it for the wording.
- Our study recorded that two of Highland Beach's documents differ on this job; open both before relying on either.
Where do Highland Beach's sources differ?
On fences, Highland Beach's documents do not match. Our study's source for fence work is the fence permit addendum (PDF) (read 30 September 2026); next to it this page gives a link to an exemption listed in a separate document (read 30 September 2026; its wording is not quoted on this page).
Check with Highland Beach before relying on either one.
What does Highland Beach publish for its other home jobs?
Our study found a job-specific rule for 4 of the other study jobs in Highland Beach's own sources; for the other 2, our permit study found 2 with only a general rule (read 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2026).
- A/C change-out: A/C replacement form (PDF), read 2026-09-29
- Water heater: water heater change-out form, read 2026-09-30
- Plumbing (repiping): building code amendment (PDF), read 2026-09-30
- Roof repair: roofing forms (PDF), read 2026-09-30
- Electrical panel or service: our study found a general rule, not one naming the job (small-job exemption policy (PDF)), read 2026-09-30
- Pool resurfacing: our study found only a general rule (building code amendment (PDF)), read 2026-09-30