I want to put a privacy fence in the backyard of my Denver home;do I need a permit to do so? It is a question that I am actually asking rightnow. With the weather going to be sonice this weekend, I might actually get around to putting up the fence I've beenputting off all winter. Looking deeper into it, and consulting Kyle O'Connorwith KJO Construction, I havefound out it all really depends.
The City of Denver has a very helpful link on their websiteto walk you through the process and help you figure out if you need a permit ornot. It appears the biggest criteria to needing a permit is if you plan tobuild a masonry wall over 4 feet tall or a wood fence over 8 feet tall. Also, it makes a big difference if you livealong a parkway or Landmark District. For all the details, click hereand the chart below should help give you a better feel for if you need a permitor not. And if it is all a little overwhelming, give Kyle a call, he is veryexperienced with fences in Denver and does a fabulous job.
| Required Permit / Review | 4 ' | Over 4' Front | Over 4 ' Back | Over 6 ' Back | Over 8 ' |
Zoning Permit- required if fence is built along parkway or location is in a Landmark District or house is a Landmark structure | X | X | |||
Zoning Permit with Informational Notice- required if location isin a Landmark District or house is a Landmark structure | X | X | X | ||
#1RConstruction Permit- required if proposed fence is a masonry wall over 4 feet as measured from the bottom of the footer, or posthole-dug (chain link, cedar, pine, redwood and wrought iron) over 8 feet | X | X | X | X | X |
Landmark Certificate of Appropriateness- required if location is in a Landmark District or house is a Landmark structure | X | X | X | X | X |
Parkway Review- required if proposed fence is along a parkway. | X | X | Not allowed | Not allowed | Not allowed |
Transportation Review- required if proposed fence is in the Right-of-Way or within a site triangle. Readmore about a pedestrian site triangle in the Additional Information section. | X | X | X | X | X |
Right-of-Way (ROW) Permit- required for all proposed work within the ROW | X | X | X | X | X |
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