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ORDINANCE NO. 1035 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE, TITLE XV, LAND USAGE, ZONING; CHAPTER 160.030 RELATED TO FENCE DRAWINGS, CHAPTER 160.033, RELATED TO NOISE REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 160.181, REMOVING FURRIERS FROM THE CITY CODE AND CHAPTER 160.338, RELATED TO DRIVEWAY REPLACEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title XV, Land Usage, Chapter 160: Zoning, Section 160.030 Fencing, Screening and Landscaping, by inserting the underlined language and adding a diagram as follows: § 160.030 FENCING, SCREENING AND LANDSCAPING. (A) Height. No fence shall exceed eight feet in height, and in the case of grade separation, such as the division of properties by a retaining wall, the height shall be determined on the basis of measurement from the average point between the highest and lowest grade. (B) Intersections. No structures or plantings 30 inches or more in height, or fences shall be permitted within 30 feet of any corner formed by the intersection of street property lines or the right-of-way of a railway intersecting a street, except properly constructed chain link fences. The chain link fences shall not exceed 48 inches in height from the grade level at the lot line and shall have openings in the wire mesh of not less than one and five-eighths inches, nor more than two and one-fourth inches. The fences may follow the lot line to the lot corner. The 30-foot restriction noted above shall consist of the triangle formed by connecting the two points on intersecting lot lines that are each 30 feet from the lot corner. (See Diagram A) (C) Location. (1) Except as provided in division (B) above, fences not to exceed 48 inches in height may be located on any part of a lot. Fences not to exceed 96 inches in height may be erected on any part of a lot behind the front line of the principal building. The City Council may require or approve fencing up to 96 inches in height in a front yard to satisfy a buffer or screening condition of a development review or conditional use permit. (See Diagram A) (2) A fence or retaining wall shall be installed on the applicant's property. The fence or retaining wall shall not be installed directly over the property line, but shall not otherwise be subject to a setback requirement, except as provided in division (C)(3) below. (3) Fences on corner lots whose side yard abuts a roadway may be six feet in height beginning at the front building line of the principle structure.