Virtual Inspections for Fence Contractors in Florida

Usually not. Most residential fence permits in Florida are inspection-only — Freedom Code Compliance performs the virtual final fence inspection and verifies code compliance on site through the myFCC app. Plan review is rarely required for typical wood, vinyl, chain-link, or aluminum fence installs. The one scope that tightens things up is a pool-barrier fence: that inspection still does not normally require stamped plans, but FCC specifically verifies FBC-Residential R4501.17 compliance (height, gaps, climbability, and gate hardware) during the final.

Freedom Code Compliance verifies the barrier against FBC-Residential R4501.17 (FBC-Building 454.2.17) and the current Florida Building Code residential pool safety provisions. That typically includes minimum barrier height, maximum ground clearance, maximum vertical-member spacing, no-climb surface conditions, and self-closing / self-latching gate hardware with the latch release at the required height above grade. If any of those fail at inspection, the contractor gets clear, specific correction items back through the myFCC app rather than a vague "did not pass" note from the jurisdiction.

Straight-run fence finals submitted as offline photos through the myFCC app are typically reviewed and returned within minutes. Live video inspections — useful for pool barriers, complex layouts, or gate-hardware close-ups — return results before the inspection call ends. That turnaround applies to inspections only; fence permits rarely involve plan review with FCC, so there is no separate review clock to worry about on a typical residential fence job.