Bolingbrook, IL Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Sec. 54-258(b) prohibits any fence or wall constructed in whole or in part of electrically charged current or wire, barbed wire, spikes, glass, protruding nails, or other sharp or pointed material of any kind, or anything designed to cause injury. Village-owned land is carved out of the barbed wire prohibition specifically. The mayor and board of trustees can grant a narrow exception allowing an electrically charged fence, but only if five conditions are all met: the board finds the fence necessary to protect private property, the fence is built only in conjunction with a sales or storage facility, it is a second, interior fence built inside a perimeter fence rather than the only barrier, warning signs are posted along its entire length at intervals no greater than 100 feet, and the owner signs an indemnification agreement holding the village harmless for injury or property damage claims tied to the fence.

Sec. 54-258(c) separately bans chain link fencing installed with the barbed ends pointing up, and bans any chain link fence at all along major streets as defined in the subdivision chapter, Sec. 30. Sec. 54-258(d) bans snow fences except when used for the exclusive control of snow between November 1 and March 31 and erected by state or local highway authorities, meaning a private homeowner cannot rely on temporary snow fencing as permanent screening. Sec. 54-258(a) also bars any fence, wall, or fence-like planting placed on a public right-of-way or required yard if its materials, design, or location would obstruct the sightlines of people using an adjacent street, sidewalk, or driveway.

Sec. 54-258(e) allows the village board to grant other exceptions to this section by petition, so a property owner with an unusual circumstance can request board-level relief case by case.