FENCE
INFORMATION
PERMIT REQUIRED
A building permit is required from any person desiring to install or replace a fence. The following
conditions and requirements apply:
• Call J.U.L.I.E. at least 48 hours before construction (811).
• Post holes shall extend below the frost line, 42-inches, per R1809.5 (1).
• The finished side of the fence must face your neighbor under all circumstances, even cases
where you abut a street, alley, or railroad. No barbed wire, razor wire or electrified elements
are permitted.
• Fences can be constructed up to and on the property line. Fences may abut one another. It is
the responsibility of the property owner to see that the fence is not installed on the
neighboring property. The Village does not have a licensed surveyor on staff to determine
legal boundaries, therefore we cannot get involved in property line disputes.
• If you elect to install a fence in an easement shown on your plat of survey, you must take full
responsibility for the fence in the event that any work is necessary in the easement. The Village
and the utility companies have the authority to remove any fence and no obligation to pay for
any damages to fences or other structures located in an easement. Under no circumstances
may you prevent access to a manhole or utility box. All excavated soil/materials and building
materials must be removed from the site immediately following construction and cannot be
spread in any drainage easements.
• Solid wood fences which are installed in drainage easements must not impede the flow of
surface drainage. The height of the fence is measured from grade, therefore any gap
between the fence and the ground counts toward the total height of the fence.
• Fence heights for all properties are limited to 3-feet in front and corner side yards (Chain link
fences are prohibited in these yards). Residential & B zoned properties may have fences up to
6-feet in the interior side and rear yards and properties in the A, BP, M, OR and I zoned
districts may have fences up to 8-feet in height in the interior side and rear yards.
• All excavated soil/materials and building materials must be removed from the site immediately
following construction and cannot be spread in any drainage easements.
• If the property is located in an area having an Owner’s Association, the property owner
is obligated to check with the Owner’s Association to ensure compliance with their
regulations.
• Allowable hours for construction within the Village are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily.
• Fence installation or replacements are authorized on a case-by-case basis.