Tinley Park, IL Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

011(A) makes it unlawful to maintain or construct any fence composed in whole or in part of barbed wire, built with any similar material designed to injure people, or carrying electric current, if that harmful wire sits within seven feet of ground level and the fence itself is within three feet of a public right-of-way, street, alley, sidewalk, park, or other public place. The rule targets exposure at pedestrian height near public ways rather than banning barbed wire or electric fencing on private property generally; a barbed or electrified fence set back more than three feet from a public way, or with its harmful wire above seven feet, falls outside this specific prohibition.

Subsection (B) separately bars erecting or maintaining any fence or similar obstruction on a village parkway, the strip of land between the street and the sidewalk, though the Director of Public Works may permit a temporary fence or guard to protect newly seeded grass while it establishes. 019. Because Chapter 99 sits in the Streets and Sidewalks title, enforcement runs through the Director of Public Works and Code Compliance rather than the zoning office, and a homeowner planning a new fence along a corner lot or alley should check this setback before installing barbed or electrified wire even for livestock or garden protection.