Bed work, mulch and hardscapes for Maple Park, a village small enough that one permit form covers nearly everything.
Maple Park sits across the Kane and DeKalb county line, which makes it one of the few places on our map where the county you are in depends on which end of the village you live at. For landscaping it rarely changes the work, but it does change which county's records and services apply, so it is worth knowing.
The village itself keeps things simple. One permit application covers new construction, remodelling, solar and demolition, and that same form is the route for fences, patios, driveways, sheds, decks and pools. After the paperwork some of these towns generate, Maple Park is a relief. For everything we do, see our services, or the other towns we serve.
Maple Park is the smallest place we work, and the way it runs its paperwork reflects that. Less process, and a couple of genuinely unusual touches.
A single application covers new construction, remodelling, solar and demolition, and it is the route for fence, patio, driveway, shed, deck and pool work too. There is also a miscellaneous building permit packet for anything that does not fit.
Maple Park publishes a Tree Planting Application, which is unusual. Most villages have a form for taking a tree down. Here there is one for putting a tree in, and it is among the most downloaded documents the village publishes.
The village straddles Kane and DeKalb counties. The village handles the permit either way, but county-level records, assessments and programmes depend on which side of the line a property sits on.
A cut edge is the cheapest thing that makes a whole property look cared for. On a village lot it is usually the single change that reads from the road.
Mulch at the right depth, kept off the trunks and topped rather than piled. Done properly it is plant care; done badly it is slow damage.
Patios and walks on a village lot, where the paperwork is one form and the build is the only part that takes real time.
North-west of here in DeKalb County. A 3D plan first, then regrading, trench edging, new beds and irrigation on a yard that pooled after heavy rain.
South in DeKalb County. A full property redesign drawn as a 3D plan, then built out with trench edging, beds, irrigation and a stone walkway.
What homeowners here ask us most, answered straight.
For structural work yes, and the route is refreshingly short. One application covers new construction, remodelling, solar and demolition, and it is also the form used for fences, patios, driveways, sheds, decks and pools. There is a separate miscellaneous building permit packet for anything outside that. The Civic Center is at 302 Willow Street, (815) 827-3309.
Yes, and it is one of the most downloaded forms the village publishes. Most towns around here permit tree removal; Maple Park publishes a Tree Planting Application. It is a small village with a real interest in what goes in along its streets, and if a planting plan involves anything near the parkway we file it rather than assume.
It depends which end of the village you are at. Maple Park spans both Kane and DeKalb counties. The village handles your building permit either way, so for the work itself it makes little difference. It does matter for county-level records, assessments and programmes, and occasionally for which county office a question needs to go to.
A small lot rewards precision more than a large one, because everything is visible at once. A crisp cut edge, mulch at the right depth and a bed shape that suits the house will do more here than the same money spread thinly over an acre. The mistake we see most is treating a small property as a scaled-down large one instead of designing it on its own terms.
Permit and code requirements described on this page reflect Village of Maple Park guidance published as of September 2026. Fees and codes change. Confirm current requirements with the village before starting work.
Maple Park sits on the county line between Elburn and Cortland.
Tell us what the yard needs and we will keep the paperwork as short as the village does. Free on-site estimate, no pressure.
