Block Walls in Roberts
Roberts' permit page names fencing, and later retaining walls. Its first sentence says, "Permits are required for most construction, fencing, utility connections, demolition, site improvements, and land use changes within the City of Roberts." It does not say whether a block wall is fencing, so this site states no wall rule for Roberts.
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Permits and the City of Roberts rules
The City of Roberts' Building Permits & Applications page says permits are required for most construction and fencing, and that retaining walls and other flat work may also require one. It does not mention a freestanding block wall, and we do not say a permit is or is not needed for one.
Source: City of Roberts, Building Permits & Applications page (read October 8, 2026) — confirm current requirements with the City of Roberts.
Block Walls around Roberts
The page (read October 8, 2026) also says that site improvements such as driveways, sidewalks, patios, decks, retaining walls, grading and other flat work "may also require a permit". "May" is the page's word; it does not say when. The page does not mention a block wall as such.
The page does not mention a block wall, so what follows is our inference, not a rule: a block wall that holds back soil and one that stands free are different things in the page's wording, which names fencing and retaining walls separately; which description fits a particular wall is a question for the City, and the page does not answer it. We say nothing about any lot.
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See all Block Walls in Idaho Falls. We also work in Idaho Falls and the other places we list. The statement above is the City of Roberts's alone; no rule is borrowed from any other place. The City of Idaho Falls' own pages are set out on these pages: the City's building permit text, inspections before work and codes and documents listed. Source: City of Roberts, Building Permits & Applications page (read October 8, 2026).
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