Fence Regulations in Champaign County, IL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Champaign County, Illinois.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Champaign County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Height Limits

Champaign County's Zoning Ordinance caps residential fences at 6 feet in required front yards and 8 feet in side and rear yards, measured from grade, under Section 4.3.3.G. Any fence over 4 feet in a front yard must be at least 50% transparent, and corner-lot fences must stay clear of the sight-line triangle between 2.5 and 6 feet high near intersections.

Champaign County Fence Height Limits

Some Restrictions

Champaign County Zoning Ordinance Section 4.3.3.F.1 and Section 4.3.3.G.1 (Yards: Visibility and Fences)

F. Visibility 1. CORNER LOT Nothing shall be CONSTRUCTED, erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to materially impede vision between the HEIGHT of two and one-half feet and 6 feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting STREETS in an area bounded by the STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY lines of CORNER LOTS and a straight line joining points along said STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY li...

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Fence Permit Requirements

A fence counts as a STRUCTURE under the county Zoning Ordinance's definitions, so building or erecting one in unincorporated Champaign County requires a Zoning Use Permit from the Zoning Administrator before work starts, per Section 9.1.2.

Champaign County Fence Permit Requirement

Some Restrictions

Champaign County Zoning Ordinance Section 3.0 (Definitions: STRUCTURE) and Section 9.1.2.A

STRUCTURE: Anything CONSTRUCTED or erected with a fixed location on the surface of the ground or affixed to something having a fixed location on the surface of the ground. Among other things, STRUCTURES including BUILDINGS, walls, fences, billboards, and SIGNS. 9.1.2 Zoning Use Permit A. Scope of the Zoning Use Permit A Zoning Use Permit shall be obtained by the OWNER, or OWNER and contract bu...

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