Decorative aluminum is the usual choice for pools and for open-view fences on canal and golf course lots. The city treats it a little differently from other metal fences, which helps.
What Palm Coast allows
- Decorative aluminum is allowed, including in yards that face arterial or collector roads, where plain chain link and non-decorative aluminum are not.
- Metal fences must be black or bronze; aluminum may also be white.
- Near saltwater, an open-style fence like aluminum picket can be 6 feet tall where a solid one is held to 4 feet.
Pool barriers
Florida Statutes 515.29 asks for a residential pool barrier of 4 feet or more, measured from outside, without openings or footholds a young child could use, and gates that open outward, close and latch by themselves, with the release on the pool side out of a child's reach.
On a waterfront lot, the city lets a pool-deck fence reach 6 feet if it sits at least 7.5 feet from the side property lines and 15 feet from the waterway. The canal lot page has a diagram.
Price
Angi lists aluminum at $17 to $90 per linear foot nationally. Self-closing hinges and pool latches add to each gate.
Sources
- City of Palm Coast: Fence regulations (Land Development Code 4.01.02 Fences and 9.02.02 Easements)
- Florida Statutes 515.29 (2025): Residential swimming pool barrier requirements
- Angi: How Much Does Fence Installation Cost? (national survey data, checked November 2026)
Checked November 10, 2026. The city's code and published prices change; always go by the linked source.