Fence Regulations in Peoria, IL (2026)
3 verified fence regulations for Peoria, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Peoria's zoning code caps residential fences at 3 feet in the front and corner side yard and 6 feet in the side and rear yard under Unified Development Code Section 5.4.6(C), with a taller corner option if the fence sits back 10 feet from the property line. Corner lots must also keep the roadway sight triangle clear under Section 5.4.6(B)(6).
Peoria IL Fence Height & Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsPeoria, IL Unified Development Code (Appendix A) § 5.4.6(B)(3),(6),(7), § 5.4.6(C)
3. Pillars, including decorations and appurtenances thereon, in conjunction with a fence, cannot be more than twenty-five (25) percent higher than the attached fence and not wider than twenty-four (24) inches. ... 6. Fences and walls on corner lots must observe the sight triangle requirement as set forth 10.0 Definitions. 7. Except in the I-2 or I-3 Industrial Zoning Districts, chain link and w...
Retaining Walls
Peoria's zoning code treats a retaining wall as a permitted yard obstruction, but only if it meets the same height limits as a fence: the wall's top must follow the established grade and cannot protrude above it, and it cannot exceed the underlying district's fence height cap of 3 to 8 feet depending on yard and zoning district.
Peoria IL Retaining Wall Height Limits
Some RestrictionsPeoria Unified Development Code §§ 3.5.7(A)(9), 5.4.6(B)(2), 5.4.6(C), 10.0 (Retaining Wall definition)
9.Retaining walls and fences subject to applicable height restrictions of 5.4. ... Retaining Wall: A wall designed to resist the lateral displacement of soil or other material. The wall top must follow an established grade and cannot protrude above the established grade. ... 2.Fence or wall height shall be measured from an established grade to the top most section of the fence or wall. Where th...
Material Restrictions
Peoria's code prohibits any fence or barrier under six feet high made wholly or partly of barbed wire along city streets, alleys, public walks and drives, through or around public parks, or on any land the city owns or controls. The director of public works must remove noncompliant wire immediately, no advance notice required. Barbed wire built at six feet or higher, or kept off public property, falls outside this section.
Peoria Bans Low Barbed Wire Fences
Some RestrictionsPeoria City Code §§ 26-13, 26-14
Sec. 26-13. - Barbed wire fences or barriers—Prohibited. No person shall build, construct, use or maintain any fence or barrier at an elevation of less than six feet above the ground consisting or made of what is called "barbed wire," or of which barbed wire is a part, within the city, along the line of or in or upon or along any street, alley or public walk or drive; or through, along or aroun...
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