Dixon fence and deck installation.
Xcel Outdoor Living builds fences, decks, and outdoor lighting in Dixon, Illinois. Dixon sits about 38.6 miles north of our shop in Spring Valley. That is a real drive, and Lee County is inside the five counties we cover. Fully insured and registered, and easy to find after the job is done.
Dixon at a glance
- County
- Lee County
- From our shop
- 38.6 miles north
- ZIP
- 61021
- What we build
- Fencing, decking, outdoor lighting
A Dixon corner lot can only be fenced to the corner in split rail.
Fences get a whole chapter of the city code, Title 7 Chapter 9, rather than a line in a general accessory structure clause, and the permit sentence at 7-9-1 is worth reading closely: no person shall construct or erect any fence or other similar structure without first securing a permit in writing from the building official of the city. No height is written into that sentence, and it reaches past fences to any other similar structure. The chapter's corner lot section is the one that redraws a layout. Nothing but a split rail fence may stand within thirty five feet of the lot corner where the two streets meet, and in the front or street side yard of a corner lot a fence is held to three feet measured from the crown of the pavement at the intersection rather than from the ground at the fence, so a lot sitting above street level gets less than three feet of usable height.
One more rule catches people building on a slope: a fence on top of a retaining wall has the wall's height counted against the chapter's limits, so a two foot wall leaves four feet of fence in a residential rear yard rather than six. Ask about all of it early, and ask at the right counter, because Dixon has two. The City of Dixon Building and Zoning Department is at 121 West Second Street and covers everything inside the city limits. Lee County Building and Zoning is at 112 East Second Street, third floor, and covers unincorporated county land. Same street, mirror image addresses, two different governments, and two different sets of fence figures. Dixon is the furthest town we travel to, so make that call early rather than on the morning of the dig.
The approval stays in your name. We do not pull permits and we will not tell you we did. Once you have the green light, the build is ours: materials, scheduling, installation, and cleanup.
Who to ask in Dixon
- Ask at
- City of Dixon Building and Zoning, City Hall, 121 W Second St
- Phone
- 815-288-1403
- Hours
- 8:00 to 4:30, Monday to Friday
- Not this office
- Lee County Building and Zoning, 112 E Second St, third floor, which covers unincorporated county land
City of Dixon City Code, Title 7 Chapter 9, Fences (the city, not Lee County) (opens in a new tab)Read August 1, 2026. Towns change their rules without telling anyone. Confirm before you build.
What we build in Dixon.
The same three things we build everywhere in the valley, with the same crew and the same standards.
Recent Xcel installs.
Real jobs, photographed on site. Each caption names the county the work is in, not the town on this page. None of these are Dixon jobs, and we are not going to imply otherwise.
The far end of the map.
Dixon is about 38.6 miles north of the shop. That is the longest drive on our list of 21 towns.
We are not going to call that a short run. Lee County is inside the area we cover, so ask and you get a straight yes or no on the first call, with timing that accounts for the drive.
Dixon questions.
Do you actually work in Dixon?
Yes. Dixon is in Lee County, one of the five counties we cover from Spring Valley. It is about 38.6 miles north of the shop.
How soon can you get out to look at a Dixon job?
Call 815-579-2323 and we will book a consultation. Dixon is about 38.6 miles from the shop, so timing has to account for the drive and we will tell you what that means before you commit anything. You get a straight answer on scope and timing, with no pitch and no pressure.
Will a fence you build in Dixon hold up to an Illinois winter?
We set fence posts below the frost line. That is the part nobody sees, and it is the reason a shallow-set fence starts leaning by year three: frozen ground lifts the post and never sets it back down. It is a fair thing to ask anyone quoting you a fence in Dixon.
Do I need a permit for a fence in Dixon?
Yes. The City of Dixon devotes Chapter 9 of Title 7 of its city code to fences, and section 7-9-1 requires a permit in writing from the city's building official before any fence or other similar structure goes up. No height is written into that sentence, so do not assume a short fence sits outside it. On a corner lot nothing but a split rail fence may stand within thirty five feet of the corner where two streets meet, and a fence built on a retaining wall has the wall's height counted against the limit. Ask the City of Dixon Building and Zoning Department at 121 West Second Street, on 815-288-1403. That is not Lee County Building and Zoning, which is at 112 East Second Street, third floor, covers unincorporated county land, and has its own separate fence figures. The approval stays in your name. We do not pull permits and we will not tell you we did. Once you have the green light, the build is ours: materials, scheduling, installation, and cleanup.
Let’s walk your yard in Dixon.
The estimate is free. Jake comes out to Dixon and walks the space with you. The number comes after, built on what he saw.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PMCall any time.We’re usually booking a few weeks out.
Limited lifetime manufacturer warranty on non-wood fence materialsCraftsmanship warranty on our deck builds and non-wood fence installsFully insured & registered