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<br />City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Chapter 13 Zoning Code <br /> <br /> <br />6. Responsibility for Screening. The owner or occupant of the <br />premises containing the use or features to be screened shall provide the <br />required screening and maintenance. <br /> <br /> <br />D. Fence Regulations. <br /> <br />1. Height ofFences in Side and Rear Yards. Fences in side or rear <br />yards may not exceed six (6) feet in height in all residential districts. <br />Fences may be up to six (6) feet in height if placed in the secondary <br />front yard of corner lots in residential districts provided that the fence <br />does not exceed three (3) feet in height within the structure setback of <br />the primary front yard and the fence does not restrict the clear vision <br />area. <br /> <br />2. Height ofFences, Solid Walls and Hedges in Front Yards. Fences, <br />solid walls and hedges in excess of three (3) feet in height in the <br />minimum front yard building setback area are prohibited in all R-1 and <br />R-2 Residential Districts. <br /> <br />3. Electric Fences and Barbs or Spikes on Fences. No above grade <br />fence shall have barbs or spikes or be of metal construction, which is <br />charged or connected with electrical current within any district of the <br />City. These fencing types shall only be permitted through a <br />Conditional Use Permit. <br /> <br />4. Placement of Fences Along Lot Lines. Fences may be placed <br />along lot lines provided no damage of any kind results to the abutting <br />property. <br /> <br />5. Direction ofFence Facing. That side of the fence considered to be <br />the face (facing as applied to fence posts) shall face toward adjoining <br />property. <br /> <br />6. Fences in Public Rights-of-way. No fence, wall or hedge may be <br />placed in a public right-of-way. <br /> <br />7. Fences in Non-Residential Situations and Exceptional and Unusual <br />Circumstances in Residential Districts. Deviation from these require- <br />ments for fences, walls and landscape screening may be permitted <br />after Planning Commission review and Council approval of a site plan <br />with documentation showing the unusual circumstances justifying the <br />proposed deviation and plans for the proposed fence, wall, or <br />landscape screening. This provision is intended to allow flexibility in <br />meeting the purpose and intent of this subdivision without the <br />necessity of proving a hardship as is required in the variance <br /> <br />Section 1320 & 1325 - Regarding Landscape Requirements <br />Adopted: April 28, 2008 <br />Page 25 of31 <br />