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Trustees debate broad fence ordinance after months of community input
Summary
Trustees discussed a proposed zoning ordinance to standardize fence height, materials, setbacks and permitting, focusing on whether lots abutting major roads may install full-perimeter fences and whether interior lots may use small attached enclosures (dog runs). The board gave staff direction to refine the draft for further review and public comment.
Trustees at the Indian Head Park Board meeting on March 12 held a lengthy discussion over a proposed ordinance to amend the village zoning code on residential fences, centering on whether to permit full-perimeter fences on lots that abut major arterial roads and how to allow smaller enclosed areas for pets or children on interior lots.
The draft ordinance presented by staff would set a five-foot maximum height and require corrosion‑resistant materials (architectural aluminum or similar), a three-foot setback from public rights-of-way, permitting requirements, and gate-clearance standards (vehicle gates must leave 10 feet clear from the right-of-way). Staff also identified five designated arterial roads for the rule: Wolf Road, Planefield Road, Willow Springs Road, Joliet Road and 65th Street.
Trustee remarks split along use and aesthetic lines. "I would like the option for a perimeter fence on the entirety of the…
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