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CITY OF LAKE ELMO ORDINANCE NO.97-137 AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 302 RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FENCES AND SCREENING AND REPEALING SECTION 1360 AND THE FENCE MORATORIUM Section 1. Amendment: Section 302 Fence Regulations is hereby added to the Lake Elmo Municipal Code, to wit: 302 — Regulation of Fences 302.01 Fence Heieht Subd. 1 - Fence Height in Street Setbacks No fence shall be constructed exceeding 42 inches in height measured from grade within any front, side, or rear street setback. Fences constructed within the prescribed street set back areas shall be at least 50% open to air and light. (See Figure 302.1) Subd. 2 — Fence Height in Interior Yards No fence shall be constructed exceeding 72 inches in height measured from grade in interior yards; and, any portion of such fence above 42 inches measured from grade shall be open to light and air over 75% of the surface area. (See Figure 302.1). Subd. 3 — Grade Defined The grade from which fence height measurements are calculated shall only be from either natural grade or grade modified responsive to a grading plan approved by the City; and, shall not include the height of berms or introduced increases in ground elevation that would raise the effective fence height over that which would be otherwise permitted by this Section, except that a combination of raised grade and fence that would exceed in sum the fence height permitted by this section may be specifically approved by the City Council as an element of a subdivision plat or commercial site plan approval establishing specific property grading and topography. 302.02 Fence Materials Subd. 1— Permitted Fence Materials Permitted fence materials shall be limited to brick, stone, wood planks, split rail, wrought iron, and as regulated by Section 302.04. Vinyl or composite material fences shall also be permitted.