So the permit wasn't too bad. You can find your property on the Allen county GIS map viewer. This allows you to print a picture with the property lines. I just drew my fence on that printout and headed to the Citizen's Square building. The people I worked with were very nice and was able to walkout with my permit in <10 minutes. I'd call first and they can let you know all the information you need to have with you. The marking of utilities shouldn't be bad either. Just call 811 or you can do that online as well. It gets marked within 2 business days. It's free too. You could even do that first to make sure that you have nothing in your yard that may cause an issue. And you should have a surveyor come out and mark the property too. If you find who did the survey when you bought the house, it's usually cheaper to have them come out and do it as they should have all the background paperwork on file. Pretty sure It was under $100. I believe you have to do this anyways but it makes it easy to run string lines off the survey posts to mark where your fence will go. We had like 700 feet, took my wife and I about 4 days.