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Fence Installation in Romeoville, IL

Romeoville Fence takes free estimate requests for fence installation in Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Lockport, Crest Hill, and Lemont. Send the form or email estimates@romeovillefence.com. There is no crew claim, no license claim, and no history claim on this site.

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  • Vinyl, wood, aluminum, chain link, pool fences, and fence repair
  • Romeoville heights and yard rules, with the permit guide linked

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Fence types

Vinyl Fence Installation

Privacy, picket, and open vinyl styles, read against Romeoville’s yard columns.

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Wood Fence Installation

Cedar, picket, split rail, privacy, and shadow box, plus the housing-age context.

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Aluminum Fence Installation

Ornamental aluminum under the code’s wrought-iron definition, including pool yards.

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Chain Link Fence Installation

Rear yards of interior lots, 11-gauge or heavier, with slats prohibited.

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Pool Fence Installation

The 4-foot yard enclosure or a protective fence with a locking ladder. Mesh barriers are not used here.

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Fence Repair

Repair versus replacement, and the rule that a replacement must meet today’s code.

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Published price figures, each with its source and date, are on the cost guide. Heights, yard rules, and the permit are on the permit guide. That guide does not print a permit fee. The service area names each nearby town. The contact page is the same form.

What Romeoville's code allows in your yard

Romeoville’s fence rules are in §157.042 of the village code, amended through Ordinance 25-1979 on April 16, 2025. A permit is required to install, replace, alter, or move a fence, wall, retaining wall, or hedge. The full type table, setbacks, and the application checklist are on the permit guide. The height summary below is the residential table in that section.

Chain link is not permitted in a front yard, a reverse corner yard, or a back-to-back corner yard. It is permitted in the rear yard of an interior lot, and the notes say it must be 11-gauge or heavier. Hedge, picket, split-rail, and wrought iron are permitted in all four residential yard columns. Privacy fences, walls, and shadow-box fences are not permitted in a front yard or a reverse corner yard. They are permitted in a back-to-back corner yard and in the rear yard of an interior lot. The code marks some of those permitted cells. This page does not invent a meaning for that mark.

“Wrought iron” in the ordinance is an open fence of wrought iron or of other metal, PVC, or anodized aluminum with similar looks. That is why an ornamental aluminum fence is discussed with that definition on the aluminum page, not as its own row. A vinyl privacy fence is still a privacy fence for the yard columns. Read vinyl, wood, and chain link for the type, then the permit guide for where it can stand.

Residential fence heights in Romeoville §157.042. See the permit guide for setbacks and the type table.
YardMaximum height
Front3 feet
Reverse corner3 feet
Back-to-back corner6 feet
Rear yard on an interior lot6 feet

Replacing an old fence? It must meet today's code

Section 157.042(R) says replacing a nonconforming fence, wall, or hedge must bring it into compliance with the current ordinance. A fence that was allowed to remain does not set the rule for the fence that replaces it. The new fence still needs a permit, because the permit covers install, replace, alter, and move.

That is the point of the fence repair page. A repair that replaces the fence, moves it, or changes its height, type, or location is not a favor the old fence can grant. Ask the village before treating a small repair as exempt. The section re-opened here does not define a minor-repair exemption.

Housing age is a separate fact, and it is not a fence age. The wood page cites the CMAP snapshot: median year built 1999, and 58.1 percent of units built from 1990 through 2009. Many original wood fences on houses of that age are old enough to look at. That is general guidance, not a count of fences. The year-built table is not split into smaller decades on this site.

Subdivision "development fence" matching

Section 157.042(N) says a development fence must be maintained, and it may be replaced only with a fence that matches in color, height, location, setback, and design. A lot that sits between two neighbors along a common area or a major street must match those neighbors in color, type, material, height, and setback.

The village subdivisions PDF dated January 14, 2025, and the village GIS subdivisions legend, name places such as Lakewood Falls, Wesglen, Weslake, Grand Haven, Hampton Park, Misty Ridge, Honeytree, and Nottingham Ridge. Those are place names. They are not HOA design rules. This site does not say what any association requires.

Association approval and the village permit are different. One does not replace the other. The HOA and subdivision page is the longer note, and it links back to the permit guide.

Pool fences

Section 157.027(F)(5) defines a swimming pool as an outdoor basin that can hold 24 inches or more of water over more than 25 square feet, or more than 200 gallons. A pool in that definition is not allowed unless it has a protective fence with a locking ladder, or the yard is completely enclosed by a fence at least 4 feet high.

The village adopted the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code in §150.12 and deleted Section 305.2.4, “Mesh Fence as a Barrier,” in its entirety. A removable mesh pool fence is not described as an allowed barrier on this site. Gate and latch dimensions in the adopted code are not quoted here, because those subsections were not the ones used for these pages.

The pool fence page keeps the definition, the 4-foot yard fence, and the deleted mesh section together. Ornamental metal fences are a common pool choice. Where they fit the wrought-iron definition, the aluminum page and the permit guide say where that type may stand. No pool fee and no fence fee is printed.

Nearby towns

Estimate requests are taken for Romeoville and the places below. There is no separate town page in this launch. Open the service area for a section on each one. A Romeoville fence permit does not cover a house in another town.

FAQ

Do I need a permit for a fence in Romeoville?

Yes. Section 157.042 requires a permit to install, replace, alter, or move a fence, wall, retaining wall, or hedge. The application needs a plat of survey or a scaled drawing, a description of the fence, and a signed village drainage certificate. The Zoning Administrator and the Building Commissioner approve it. The village charges a permit fee set by its fee schedule. Confirm the current amount with Romeoville Community Development before you apply. The permit guide links the village building-permits page and does not print a fee figure.

How tall can my backyard fence be?

On an interior lot, the rear-yard maximum is 6 feet. A back-to-back corner yard is also 6 feet. A front yard and a reverse corner yard are 3 feet. A corner lot uses more than one of those columns, so “backyard” is not automatically 6 feet on every side. The permit guide has the height table and the setbacks.

Can I put a privacy fence in my front yard?

No. The residential type table does not permit a privacy fence in a front yard or in a reverse corner yard. Privacy fences are permitted in a back-to-back corner yard and in the rear yard of an interior lot. The code marks those permitted cells. This site does not add a meaning for that mark. The same front-yard limit applies to walls and to shadow-box fences.

Does a replacement fence have to meet current code?

Yes. Section 157.042(R) says replacing a nonconforming fence, wall, or hedge must bring it into compliance. The permit requirement still applies, because a permit is required to replace a fence as well as to install one. The old fence does not freeze the old height, type, or location.

Does my HOA have to approve it?

Check the covenants and the association, if there is one. That approval is separate from the village permit. An association letter does not replace the permit, and a village permit does not replace the association. The ordinance also has its own matching rule for a development fence and for a lot between two neighbors on a common area or a major street. Subdivision names on this site are places, not a list of association rules.

What inspections happen?

Ask Romeoville Community Development which inspections your permit requires, and schedule them before the posts go in and again when the fence is complete. Ask about a post-hole inspection and a final inspection. Section 157.042, as re-opened for this site, does not state a post depth or a notice period, so none is printed. Do not assume a depth from an old handout.

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