Find your community's fence rules
Fence ordinances and fence permits go together: the ordinance sets the rules (height, setbacks, which side faces out), and the permit is how your community checks your fence against them. Find your city, village or township below for its permit fee, inspections, forms and building department.
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Find your community below.
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Get your plot plan and draw the fence on it. Plot plans
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Apply with the application, plot plans and fee. How to apply
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Call MISS DIG 811 three business days before you dig. MISS DIG
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Pass inspections, typically post holes and a final.
Macomb County
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Armada Township
48005
No fee
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Armada Village
No fee
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Bruce Township
48065
No fee
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Center Line
48015
Permit: $50.00; Bond: $25.00 (Refundable)
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Chesterfield Township
48047, 48051
Fee: $65.00
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Clinton Township
48035, 48036, 48038
Permit: $50.00; Bond: $50.00 Only if has pool (Refundable)
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Eastpointe
Includes East Detroit
48021
Fee: $75.00
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Fraser
48026
Fee: $30.00
Post-hole inspection: Yes · Final inspection: Yes
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Harrison Township
48045
Fee: $80.00 (Both on one check); Bond: $100.00
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: No
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Lenox Township
Includes Lenox
48048, 48050
Fee: call to confirm
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Macomb Township
48042, 48044
Fee: $75.00
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Mount Clemens
48043, 48046
Fee: $50.00 (Two separate checks); Bond: $100.00
Post-hole inspection: Yes · Final inspection: Yes
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New Baltimore
48047, 48051
Fee: $200.00
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New Haven
48048, 48050
Fee: $95.00
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Ray Township
Includes Ray
48096
Permit details: contact the building department
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Richmond
48062
Fee: $75.00
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Romeo
48065
Fee: $150.00 for Non Privacy / $250.00 for Privacy or Taller than 4 Ft.
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Roseville
48066
Fee: $50.00
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Selfridge ANGB
48045
Fee: call to confirm
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Shelby Township
48315, 48316, 48317, 48318
Fee: $75.00 (Can be one check); Bond: $50.00
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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St. Clair Shores
48080, 48081, 48082
Fee: $25.00
Post-hole inspection: Yes · Final inspection: Yes
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Sterling Heights
48310, 48311, 48312, 48313, 48314
Fee: $42.00
Post-hole inspection: No · Final inspection: Yes
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Utica
48315, 48316, 48317, 48318
Fee: $120.00
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Warren
48088, 48089, 48090, 48091, 48092, 48093
Fee: $25.00 for the first 100 Ft. Add $0.25 every foot after that.
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Washington Township
48094, 48095
Fee: $50.00, if Fence is over 50 Ft. add $10.00 No Fee for Pool Fence Permit
Compiled by US FENCE PRO from community websites and our permit experience; fees, requirements and forms change, so always confirm with the building department before you apply.
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