Fence Permit in Montrose, Colorado

Montrose requires a fence permit for: No fence may be installed until a fence permit is approved, per Municipal Code Section 4-4-21(A)(1); Residential districts: fences/free-standing walls may not exceed 4 feet in height within the required front yard setback, or 6 feet elsewhere; an 8-foot fence is allowed in backyards if it does not impede visibility; Commercial and industrial districts: fences/walls may not exceed 4 feet within the front yard setback, or 8 feet elsewhere; an additional 2 feet is allowed for barbed wire meeting specified requirements; No fence, wall, hedge, or planting may obstruct the view of abutting streets or intersections for motorists/pedestrians; Electrically charged fences are allowed only where made inaccessible to persons unaware the fence is electrified; Barbed wire is allowed in industrial/commercial districts only at a minimum 8 feet above ground; not allowed elsewhere unless necessary to confine lawfully-kept livestock; Temporary construction-site security fences are exempt from standard height requirements; Chain-link/open-wire fencing around sports facilities (tennis courts, ball fields, backstops, batting cages, golf courses) is exempt from standard height requirements; Zone-specific front/corner setbacks apply: R-1B/R-2/R-5/R-6: 25 ft front / 20 ft corner; R-3/R-3A/R-4/OR/B-2: 15 ft / 15 ft; B-2A/B-3/B-4/I-1/I-2: 25 ft / 25 ft; MHR: 5 ft / 10 ft; Mobile Home Parks: 12 ft / 12 ft; Call 811 for a utility locate before digging, per C.R.S. Title 9; An Improvement Location Certificate (ILC) from a professional surveyor may be required if fence location is in question. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Montrose Building Services (Community Development / Planning Services) at 970-252-4707 before starting work.

$10.00, collected at the time of permit issuance, per the City's Fence Permit Application.

Montrose does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Montrose Building Services (Community Development / Planning Services) at 970-252-4707 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Fence Permit Application; Site Plan. Depending on your project, Montrose may also ask for: Photos. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Montrose requires 1 inspection(s) for a fence permit, in order: Final Inspection. Schedule each through City of Montrose Building Services (Community Development / Planning Services) (970-252-4707).

Apply through City of Montrose Building Services (Community Development / Planning Services) at City Hall, 400 E Main Street, P.O. Box 790, Montrose, CO 81402. Phone: 970-252-4707, email: buildingservices@ci.montrose.co.us (permit application submittal); permits@cityofmontrose.us (per search-indexed contact for Building Inspector Timothy Mazur; not independently re-verified against a live City page in this session). Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (City Hall hours, per Building Services page). Inspection scheduling: 970-240-1445, inspection hours 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m., with 24-hour advance notice required per the City's Residential/Accessory/Commercial Construction packets.. Official information: https://www.cityofmontrose.org/270/Building-Services.

Montrose, Colorado has adopted: 2018 International Building Code (IBC) — City of Montrose Building Services page, adopted per Section 4-1-1 of the City of Montrose Municipal Code; 2018 International Residential Code (IRC); 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2018 International Uniform/Mechanical Code (IMC) (City page lists this as '2018 International Uniform/Mechanical Code'); 2018 International Uniform/Plumbing Code (IPC) (City page lists this as '2018 International Uniform/Plumbing Code'); 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — note: electrical permitting and inspection itself is performed by the State of Colorado Electrical Board (DORA), not the City, per the City's own Residential/Accessory/Commercial Construction and Solar Permit packets; Deletions, modifications, and exceptions to the above codes are codified in Section 4-1-3 of the City of Montrose Municipal Code; full building regulations are in Title IV (Chapter 1 - Building Regulations, Chapter 4-9 - Housing Code, Chapter 11-13 - Mobile Home/Travel Home/Tiny Home Regulations, Chapter 11-9 - Outdoor Lighting, Section 4-1-4 - Plumbers and Gasfitters Licenses, Section 4-1-11 - Supplemental Building/Structure/Fence Requirements), per the City of Montrose Municipal Code as indexed on the Building Services page; The City references a forthcoming Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code page (linked from the Building Services page) but the Building Services page itself does not state an adoption/enforcement date for Montrose specifically in the content retrieved this session; not asserted as adopted here without that confirmation — see tipsAndGotchas. Local amendments apply — see the Montrose overview page for the full list.

Up to 6 feet in most of the yard, or up to 8 feet in the backyard specifically if it does not impede visibility. Within the required front-yard setback, the maximum is 4 feet, per Municipal Code Section 4-4-21.