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Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Bolingbrook, IL (2026)

2 verified sidewalk & pedestrian rules for Bolingbrook, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Obstruction Rules

Bolingbrook bars anyone from causing, creating or maintaining an obstruction of a street, roadway, sidewalk or other public way unless a permit from the public works and engineering director authorizes it. The same article requires a permit before laying water, gas or sewer lines, or erecting poles and wires, in any street or public place, and violations carry a $50 to $500 fine under § 44-7.

Bolingbrook Sidewalk Obstruction Rules

Some Restrictions

Bolingbrook Code of Ordinances § 44-1

It is unlawful for any person to cause, create or maintain any obstruction of any street, roadway, sidewalk or other public way, except as may be specifically authorized by this chapter or allowed under permit issued by the public works and engineering director.

Encroachment Permits

It is unlawful in Bolingbrook to obstruct any street, sidewalk or public way without either specific authorization in Chapter 44 or a permit from the public works and engineering director under Code § 44-1. Damaging the parkway outside a permitted project, or leaving it unrestored, brings its own separate fine.

Bolingbrook Right-of-Way Encroachment Permits

Some Restrictions

Bolingbrook Code of Ordinances §§ 44-1, 44-4

It is unlawful for any person to cause, create or maintain any obstruction of any street, roadway, sidewalk or other public way, except as may be specifically authorized by this chapter or allowed under permit issued by the public works and engineering director. ... It is unlawful for any person to injure, disturb or damage any parkway, unless the same shall occur under any permit issued pursua...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Bolingbrook city rules.

Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Will County