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<br />.. l I ,. <br /> <br />421.05 Fences. For purposes of this Section, fence means a partition, structure, wall or gate <br />erected as a dividing marker, barrier, enclosure, or visual obstruction, but excluding <br />building and bushes, hedges, trees and other living landscaping. <br /> <br />Subd. 1. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. <br /> <br />Subd.5. <br /> <br />Subd. 6. <br /> <br />Subd. 7. <br /> <br />Subd. 8. <br /> <br />Fence Permit Required. A fence permit is required for the construction <br />or alteration of a fence, and for any additions to a fence. The permit <br />must be obtained in the name of the owner of the property on which the <br />fence is or will be located Application must be made on forms provided <br />by the City. The applicant must provide the Building Inspector with a <br />set of plans and specifications for the fence for review. <br /> <br />Location Requirements. Any fence constructed or altered must be <br />located entirely upon the private property of the owner to whom the <br />fence permit was issued. The fence must be set back a distance from the <br />owner's property line sufficient to avoid encroachment onto adjoining <br />private or public property or a public right-of-way. <br /> <br />Fence Size. No residential fence shall be over six (6) feet in height, and <br />no residential fence in a front yard shall be over four (4) feet in height. <br />Height shall be measured from the natural grade, except that the height <br />of a railing, wall, fence or screening affixed to a deck constructed on the <br />ground but raised above ground level, will be measured from the <br />elevation of the raised deck for that portion which is affixed to the raised <br />deck. On an interior side yard where it abuts a back yard on a comer lot, <br />a six (6) foot fence is permitted. <br /> <br />Decorative Fence. As used in this Section, a decorative fence means a <br />wooden vertical post and wooden horizontal rail fencing with no more <br />than three (3) rails or wood picket style fence with at least two (2) inches <br />of open space between each picket. <br /> <br />Decorative fences in the front yard may not exceed 36 inches. <br /> <br />Swimming Pool Fencing. Private swimming pools with water depths in <br />excess of 24 inches are to be permanently fenced so as to comply with <br />the fencing requirements of Section 421.04, Subd. 3, Safety <br />Requirements. <br /> <br />Snow-Stop Fencing. Snow-stop fencing may be used from November I <br />to April 1 and will not require a permit. <br /> <br />Electric and Barbed Wire Fence. Electric fences, hog wire fencing, <br />barbed wire fencing, and similar fencing will be allowed only in the R-l <br />Zoning District. <br /> <br />Construction and Maintenance. Every fence must be constructed in a <br />substantial manner and of substantial material, reasonably suitable for <br />the purpose for which the fence is intended. The finished side or fencing <br />material of a fence must face toward adjacent property or a street or alley <br />