Wisconsin

Walworth County fence permit rules

Fence rules in Walworth County are set by each city, village and town, not by the state. Pick your municipality for height limits, setbacks, fees, step-by-step filing instructions and the person to call.

Some towns in Walworth County follow the county zoning ordinance instead of their own. Those are covered under Walworth County Zoning (15 towns).

Municipality	Permit?	Side/rear max	Front yard	Phone
City of Delavan	Ask	6 ft	4 ft in a front or street yard	—
City of Elkhorn	Yes	—	—	262-741-5124
City of Lake Geneva	Ask	6 ft	No fence over 36 in. within required street front	—
City of Whitewater	Ask	6 ft or less	4 ft or less in front yards	262-473-0144
Village of Bloomfield	Yes	6 ft	4 ft in front yards	262-279-6039 Ext 1
Village of Darien	Ask	6 ft	4 ft in a required front or street yard	—
Village of East Troy	Yes	—	4 ft in the street side	920-728-2814
Village of Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	Yes	6 ft maximum	4 ft within the setback area	(262) 275-6136
Village of Genoa City	Yes	6 ft	4 ft within a residential required front yard setback	(262) 279-6472
Village of Sharon	Ask	—	—	262-736-4888
Village of Walworth	Ask	—	—	—
Village of Williams Bay	Ask	6 ft on residential rear lines	3 ft along front and street side lines	—
Town of Bloomfield	Ask	—	—	262-741-7918
Town of Darien	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Delavan	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of East Troy	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Geneva	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of la Grange	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Lafayette	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Linn	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Lyons	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Richmond	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Sharon	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Spring Prairie	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Sugar Creek	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Troy	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Walworth	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Town of Whitewater	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972
Walworth County Zoning (15 towns)	No	6 ft	6 ft	262-741-4972

Not sure which municipality you're in? Your tax bill names it, or look up your address.