Fence Regulations in Macon County, IL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Macon County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
In unincorporated Macon County, residential lot-line fences, walls, and hedges may reach eight feet, but drop to three and a half feet in a required front or corner side yard. Near street intersections the limit tightens further to three feet within 25 feet of the intersection to preserve driver sightlines.
Macon County Fence Height and Corner Sightline Limits
Some RestrictionsMacon County Code § 155.048(B)(1), (3)
Except as provided in § 155.053, a fence, wall, or hedge may be erected, placed, maintained, or grown along a lot line on residentially zoned property to be a height of not exceeding eight feet above the ground level, except that no fence, wall, or hedge which is located in a required front or corner side yard shall exceed a height of three and one-half feet. ... In any residence district no fe...
Material Restrictions
In unincorporated Macon County, electric and barbed wire fences are banned on residentially zoned lots unless the property sits in the RE5 or RMH5 Single Family Estate district. The Zoning Administrator enforces the ban under the county's fence, wall, and hedge regulations, and violators face fines under the zoning code's general penalty section.
Macon County Bars Electric and Barbed Wire Fences
Significant RestrictionsMacon County Code § 155.048(B)(1)
No electric or barbed wire fence shall be permitted in any residential district except for the RE5 and RMH5 – Single Family Estate zones.
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