Fence Regulations in McLean County, IL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated McLean County, Illinois.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
McLean County caps fences over four feet tall at four feet in a front yard and seven feet everywhere else on the lot. Section 350-51C sets that limit for unincorporated county land, though the County Board can approve a taller fence as a special use if it finds the public welfare is served.
McLean County Fence Height Limits
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-51C
Except as permitted elsewhere in this chapter, no fence, except fences erected upon public or parochial school grounds, in public parks and public playgrounds, or around competitive telecommunications facilities, shall be constructed of a height greater than four feet in the front yard or seven feet elsewhere; provided, however, that the County Board may, as a special use, authorize the constru...
Fence Permit Requirements
McLean County's construction-permit rule, § 350-19, exempts only open fences four feet tall or less from needing a permit. Any taller fence, or a solid (non-open) fence at any height, counts as a structure requiring a construction permit from the Department of Building and Zoning before it goes up on unincorporated county land.
McLean County Fence Permit Threshold
Some RestrictionsMcLean County Code § 350-19
A construction permit shall be required for the improvement of or addition to a building, structure, or land improvement or part thereof... Exempted from such permit requirements shall be buildings, structures and uses excepted from the regulations of this chapter or by Illinois statutes; driveways serving off-street parking areas of eight spaces or less; open fences not more than four feet in ...
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