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Section 340:00 Section 340:00 = Fences 340 Fences. 340 : 05 Building Permits Required. A building permit shall be required for the construction or alteration of a fence, and for any additions to .a fence. The permit shall be obtained in the name of the owner of the property on which the fence is or will be located. Application shall be made on forms provided by the City, and the applicant snall provide the Building Inspector with a set of plans and specifications for the fence. Permit fees shall be paia in accordance with the Uniform 13uilding Code. 340. 10 Requirements. Subd. 1. Location. Any fence constructed or altered a-fter the effective date of this ordinance shall be located entirely upon the private property of the owner to whom the building permit was issued, and ownership of the permit shall pass with ownership of the property. The fence shall be set back a distance from the owner ' s property line sufficient to avoid encroachment onto adjoining private or public property or public right of way. Subd. 2. Abutting Public Property. If a fence is or is to be adjacent to a street, alley, public right of way or other public property, the City may require the applicant for the permit to locate and mark the property line abutting the public property by having a registered .surveyor place permanent survey pins or stakes on the property line: If the survey information is not available and the applicant elects not to establish the property line by survey, the permit shall not be issued unless the applicant signs an affidavit stating that the applicant is the owner of the premises upon which the fence exists or is to be located. Subd. 3. No fence shall be over 6 feet in height, and no fence in a front yard shall be over 4 feet in height. Height small be measured from the natural grade.