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r City of Spring Lake Park, Minnesota 1301 818t Avenue N.E,Spring Lake Park, MN 55432-2188 (763)784-6491 * Fax:(763)792-7257 Fence Information The purpose of regulating fences is to promote a LOCATIONS OF FENCES pleasant physical environment and to protect the Fences,when constructed to enclose any lot or tract public and private property within the City by regulating the location, height,type of construction, of land, shall be located in such away that the entire fence shall be on the property of the owner. Posts and maintenance of all fences. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PROPERTY STAKES and framework shall be placed within the property LOCATED AND EXPOSED BEFORE A PERMIT lines of the owner and the actual finished fencing WILL BE ISSUED material, such as wire, lumber, pickets, etc., shall be placed on outside of the fence which faces the street The owner/contractor is responsible for locating the or adjacent property. property corner markers prior to applying for a fence permit. If the iron lot corner pins cannot be found,the No fences shall be allowed or constructed on street applicant is to contact a Land Surveyor to re- right-of-ways. Fences may, by permit, be placed on establish the lot comers before commencing with the public utility easements so long as the structures do fence building. A metal detector can be useful to find not interfere in any way with existing underground or the iron comer marker pins. Refer to your property over ground utilities. Further, the City of any utility survey for lot dimensions. When a building inspector company having authority to use such easements comes out to inspect your fence, they will need to shall not be liable for repair or replacement of such see your exposed property stakes. fences in the event they are moved, damaged or destroyed by virtue of the lawful use of said DEFINITIONS easement. Fence:A fence is defined as any partition, structure, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE wall, or gate erected as a divider marker, barrier or enclosure and located along the boundary, or within Every fence shall be constructed in a workmanlike the required yard. For the purpose of this Section, a manner and of substantial material reasonably suited fence shall not include naturally growing shrubs, to the purpose for which the fence is to be used. trees or other foliage. Every fence shall be maintained in a condition of reasonable repair and shall not be allowed to PERMIT REQUIRED become and remain in a condition,which would No fence shall be erected or substantially altered constitute a public nuisance, or a dangerous without obtaining a zoning permit from the Building condition. If such a fence is allowed to become and Inspections Department. The fee for a fence permit remain in such condition, a Building Inspector is is$35.00. authorized to notify the owner or owners of such fences of the condition and allow owner or owners Jan 2007 CADocuments and Settings\BarryWy Documents\Handouts\Zoning\SLP Fence Info doc Page 1 of 4