Serving the City of Hialeah Gardens — an incorporated municipality in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Hialeah Gardens started in 1948 as a semi-rural horse town — it incorporated so residents could keep livestock as the City of Hialeah began cracking down on animal-keeping next door — and grew into a compact northwest Miami-Dade city of roughly 3.67 square miles strung along Okeechobee Road. Its housing runs from 1970s and 80s single-family homes to newer townhomes and duplexes near the Palmetto. What matters for a fence: it is its own city with its own tiny building department, and its rules are neither Hialeah’s nor the county’s. Allday Fence files at the Hialeah Gardens counter and builds to Hialeah Gardens’ code.
Allday Fence is a licensed specialty fence contractor — fences, concrete walls, and columns — with 18 years of experience and 500+ installs across Miami-Dade, and we work the northwest-Dade counters along the Hialeah / Hialeah Gardens / Medley corridor. In a city this small, whose name is a near-twin of its much larger neighbor, the single most valuable thing we do is get your parcel to the right jurisdiction — then pull the permit, build to code, and close the file against the property record.
Why a Hialeah Gardens fence is not a Hialeah fence
The one thing to internalize here is jurisdiction. Hialeah Gardens is a separate incorporated city, not a neighborhood of Hialeah and not unincorporated county. It borders the City of Hialeah to the north and east, the Town of Medley to the southwest, and unincorporated Miami-Dade County along parts of its edge — and each of those is a different permitting authority with different fence rules. Two lots that look identical across a street can answer to two different building departments.
That distinction is the whole reason out-of-area installers get fences rejected in Hialeah Gardens. They pull the wrong city’s checklist, or assume the county’s rules apply, and the plan bounces at review. Hialeah Gardens writes its fence rules into its own Land Development Regulations (Chapter 78) and issues permits from its own Building Department at 10001 NW 87th Avenue, next to City Hall.
Every Hialeah Gardens install starts with a MyHausFax™ property compliance report so we confirm the parcel is actually inside the city, review its permit history and any open files, and read the survey before a post hole is marked. We measure first. Then we build.
Fence permit rules in the City of Hialeah Gardens
The rules below are drawn from the City of Hialeah Gardens Code of Ordinances — Chapter 78 (Land Development Regulations), Sec. 78-95 “Walls and fences” and Sec. 78-93 “Swimming pools, enclosures” — codified through Ordinance No. 2024-22, Supplement No. 32, and verified against the live city code on 2026-07-18. Allday Fence still confirms the current code against your exact address and zoning district before we quote, and we pull the permit — heights, setbacks, and the corner vision triangle all turn on your specific lot.
A permit is required. A fence, wall, or gate is a structure under the Florida Building Code, and Hialeah Gardens reviews it through Zoning (height, setback, vision triangle) and issues the permit through its Building Department. New fences and straight replacements both need one. The city’s own fence-permit checklist calls for two certified surveys and two copies of the fence plan at intake — and it lists wood, chain-link, iron, concrete, and bollard fences alike, which is why a concrete or block wall is filed the same way.
Height (residential):
- 4 ft maximum in the required front yard, measured from final grade.
- 6 ft maximum in side and rear yards.
- 4 ft along a required street side yard or street rear yard of a corner lot — corner lots step the street-facing run down.
- Estate (E-1) exception: a front wall may be increased by an additional 2 ft (to 6 ft) where architectural design features such as columns, wrought iron, or other grillwork are added.
- A concrete wall that directly abuts another property must be a finished, stucco’d and painted block wall, 6 ft, built completely within your own lot, with equal architectural treatment on both sides.
Corner visibility (vision triangle). On a corner lot — any property facing two roads, or otherwise construed as a corner lot — no wall or fence may sit inside the vision triangle at the intersection (Sec. 78-95(a)(4)). The fence section does not itself publish the triangle’s dimensions, so we do not quote a “25 ft × 25 ft” figure — the exact clearance is set by the city’s lot regulations (Chapter 78, Article IV) and/or Miami-Dade Public Works for your intersection. We confirm the required clearance for your corner with the city rather than guess a number.
Good-neighbor and placement rules (all Sec. 78-95(a)). A fence or wall adjacent to a public right-of-way or private road must be installed with its finished side facing that right-of-way (a)(5). No fence may be built so as to interfere with drainage on the site (a)(6). And any encroachment of a wall into a utility easement must be supported by a letter from that utility authorizing it before the building permit issues (a)(7) — a step handymen routinely miss. We read your survey and place the fence where it is approvable and out of an easement’s way.
Survey required. The city requires a certified survey less than six months old with the permit submittal (two copies for a fence). We work from a current survey so height and setback are drawn where the city measures them.
Association approval where you’re in an HOA. Where your property sits in a condo, townhouse, or other HOA development, Hialeah Gardens requires a letter of approval from the association describing the allowed work, submitted with the permit. A city permit never overrides your association, and association approval never satisfies the city — you clear both. We gather the association letter and submit it with the package.
Notice of Commencement. For any job with an estimated cost of $5,000 or more, a certified Notice of Commencement must be recorded before the building permit is issued. On Hialeah Gardens NOC and lien documents the contractor entity is Allday Fence — we prepare and record it correctly.
HVHZ and product approval. All of Miami-Dade sits in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone under the Florida Building Code, the strictest wind-load standard in the country. Fence and wall products — vinyl/PVC panels, aluminum pickets, chain-link systems, and screen enclosures — generally need a current Florida Product Approval or a Miami-Dade County NOA, and masonry/concrete walls need signed-and-sealed structural documents. This is exactly where an unlicensed or out-of-town install fails plan review.
Contractor, insurance, and fee items. The city requires the contractor to be licensed and registered with Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida, an original insurance certificate addressed to the City of Hialeah Gardens, notarized owner signatures on the application, and a non-refundable annual administration fee of $25.00; other reviews (DERM, Fire, Public Works, Planning) may apply. The building permit fee itself is valuation-based under the city fee schedule and is not published as a flat “fence = $X” figure, and the city does not publish a guaranteed turnaround.
Framing line: Heights, setbacks, the corner vision triangle, HOA status, and even whether you’re inside the city at all vary by parcel — we confirm the current City of Hialeah Gardens code for your exact address before we quote, and we pull the permit.
Concrete walls and columns — inside Allday’s license, not just fence panels
Allday Fence is a licensed specialty fence contractor, and that license covers more than fence fabric: it also covers concrete and CBS / block walls and concrete columns and pillars. In Hialeah Gardens that matters, because the city’s own fence rule contemplates masonry — a concrete wall that directly abuts another property has to be a finished, stucco’d and painted block wall, six feet, built entirely within your lot with equal treatment on both sides (Sec. 78-95(a)(3)) — and the E-1 estate rule specifically rewards front walls dressed with columns and grillwork. We build the stucco’d CBS boundary wall, the decorative concrete columns and entry pillars, and the fence panels between them as one permitted package — a natural fit for the estate-zoned lots and the newer townhome runs in the city.
One honest distinction, because it changes the engineering: a standard fence and a taller masonry or concrete wall are not the same permit. A concrete or block wall — especially a taller one — generally needs a proper footing, signed-and-sealed structural drawings, and wind-load / product-approval documentation that a light fence doesn’t, precisely because all of Miami-Dade is a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Allday carries that structural engineering and pulls the permit for it, so the wall clears plan review and inspection the first time. This is boundary and decorative wall work — we do not take on retaining walls or structural building walls.
The HOA layer in Hialeah Gardens
Where your Hialeah Gardens property sits in a governed community — a condo, townhouse, or other HOA development — the city wants a letter of approval from the association describing the exact work, filed with the permit. Practically, that means two sign-offs can’t be skipped: the board’s written approval of the exact fence or wall, and the city’s own permit. A city permit never overrides your association, and association approval never satisfies the city; you clear both. We gather the association letter where one applies and submit it with the package so nothing stalls at intake.
Pool-barrier fences in Hialeah Gardens — five feet, not four
If your fence doubles as a swimming-pool barrier, Hialeah Gardens is stricter than the state floor, and this catches people out. Florida’s Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act sets a four-foot minimum barrier, but the Hialeah Gardens code requires a pool to be completely enclosed by an approved wall, fence, or other substantial structure of not less than five feet, of sufficient density to prohibit unrestrained entry, with self-closing and self-latching gates (Sec. 78-93(c)). So a barrier sized to the bare state minimum can be a foot short here. Because chain-link and open pickets have to meet both the barrier-density rule and HVHZ product approval, most Hialeah Gardens pool barriers we build are aluminum or PVC/vinyl carrying a current NOA, set to the five-foot city height. We permit them to the city code and the state safety act at once — see pool-code barrier fencing.
Neighborhoods and areas we fence in the City of Hialeah Gardens
Allday Fence works the whole compact footprint of the city — the older single-family blocks off NW 87th Avenue and West 76th Street, the newer townhome and duplex developments built out toward the Palmetto, and the estate-zoned lots that catch the E-1 wall-and-column rule. Grounding landmarks include Hialeah Gardens City Hall (10001 NW 87th Avenue), Hialeah Gardens High School, Hialeah Gardens Middle School, West Hialeah Gardens Elementary, and Mater Academy, with Okeechobee Road (US 27 / SR 25) and the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) framing the city.
A jurisdiction note that matters more here than almost anywhere: a “Hialeah Gardens” mailing address does not prove your lot is inside the city. Parcels a block over can be City of Hialeah, Town of Medley, or unincorporated Miami-Dade County — the last governed by Miami-Dade RER under Chapter 33 / 8CC, a different framework entirely. We settle jurisdiction by folio and address before anyone quotes.
How a Hialeah Gardens fence project runs with Allday
- Jurisdiction + property record confirmed. We pull the MyHausFax™ report, confirm the parcel is inside the City of Hialeah Gardens (not Hialeah, Medley, or unincorporated county), and review its permit history before we quote.
- Design to Hialeah Gardens’ own code. Correct heights (4 ft front, 6 ft side/rear, 4 ft corner street-side, the E-1 estate exception where it applies), the corner vision triangle, finished side to the street, and clear of easements and drainage.
- Full package assembled. Application with notarized owner signatures, two certified surveys under six months old, the association approval letter where you’re in an HOA, product approval / NOA for the material, structural documents for any concrete/CBS wall, contractor license and insurance certificate to the city, and the NOC on qualifying jobs.
- Zoning + Building review. We carry the submittal through the city’s review and respond to corrections, plus any DERM/Fire/Public Works referral.
- Install + inspection. Built to the approved plans, walked with the inspector, corrections resolved on site.
- Permit closed. Closed against the property record, in writing — nothing left open to surface at a sale, refinance, or four-point inspection. If a fence is already up without a permit, our sister company Permit Solutions Services runs the after-the-fact path.
What Allday Fence installs in Hialeah Gardens
Ornamental aluminum fencing for front yards and pool barriers, PVC/vinyl privacy carrying a current Miami-Dade NOA, finished CBS / masonry boundary walls and decorative concrete columns and pillars with engineered structural documents, plus commercial and industrial fencing up to the city’s eight-foot allowance for the businesses along Okeechobee Road, and pool-code barrier fencing and fence repair and storm restoration across the city. Every install is a permit-tied install — pulled through the City of Hialeah Gardens, built to a current product approval, and finaled. See the full range in residential fencing.
Also serving nearby in Miami-Dade County
Hialeah Gardens sits in northwest Miami-Dade, ringed by separate permitting authorities:
- Hialeah fence contractor — the City of Hialeah wraps Hialeah Gardens on the north and east and runs its own, much larger building department. Near-identical names, different counters.
- Doral fence contractor — the City of Doral to the south, past Medley, with its own building department and a strong commercial-gate and chain-link market.
Allday Fence is a licensed specialty fence contractor — fences, concrete walls, and columns — serving Miami-Dade County only, with 18 years of experience, permits filed, finaled, and closed against the property record on every install. We work the Building Department counter at 10001 NW 87th Avenue on Hialeah Gardens jobs and hold the file open until the city signs it closed.
This page is general guidance, not a code determination for any specific parcel — Allday Fence confirms current City of Hialeah Gardens code for your exact address before quoting. Reviewed by Victor L. Moreno, Chief Compliance Officer, before publish.