Wisconsin

Polk County fence permit rules

Fence rules in Polk 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 Polk County follow the county zoning ordinance instead of their own. Those are covered under County Zoning (Polk County).

Municipality	Permit?	Side/rear max	Front yard	Phone
City of Amery	Yes	6 ft	3 1/2 ft in residential front yards	715-268-7486
City of St. Croix Falls	Yes	—	Front-yard fences must keep the vision clearance triangle clear	715-483-3929 ext. 2
Village of Balsam Lake	Ask	4 ft unless the Village Board approves in writing	4 ft	715-485-3424
Village of Centuria	Yes	—	—	715-646-2300
Village of Clayton	Ask	—	—	715-948-2460
Village of Clear Lake	Ask	—	—	715-263-2157
Village of Dresser	Ask	—	—	715-755-2940
Village of Frederic	Yes	6 ft	3 ft	715-327-8062
Village of Luck	Ask	6 ft	3 ft in front and corner side yards	715-472-2221
Village of Milltown	Ask	—	—	715-825-3258
Village of Osceola	Yes	6 ft or less allowed in required rear yards	3 1/2 ft in the first 25 ft of a residential front yard	715-294-3498
County Zoning (Polk County)	Ask	Privacy fence: 6 ft max. Open fence: 8 ft max.	—	715-485-9279
Town of Alden	Ask	—	—	715-248-7859
Town of Apple River	Ask	—	—	715-566-0865
Town of Balsam Lake	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Beaver	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Black Brook	Ask	Privacy fence: 6 ft max. Open fence: 8 ft max.	—	715-485-9279
Town of Bone Lake	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Clam Falls	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Clayton	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Clear Lake	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Eureka	Ask	Privacy fence: 6 ft max. Open fence: 8 ft max.	—	715-485-9279
Town of Farmington	Ask	—	—	715-294-2370
Town of Garfield	Ask	—	—	715-268-4414
Town of Georgetown	Ask	—	—	715-857-5788
Town of Johnstown	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Laketown	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Lincoln	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Lorain	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Luck	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of McKinley	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of Milltown	Ask	—	—	715-825-3002
Town of Osceola	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of St. Croix Falls	Ask	—	—	715-483-1851
Town of Sterling	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279
Town of West Sweden	Ask	—	—	715-485-9279

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