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ten (10) days in which to repair or demolish the industrial zones when fronting a public street and fence. placed no closer than the parking setback. Barbed wire shall not be permitted adjacent to any residential Link fences, where permitted, shall be constructed in district. such a manner that the barbed end is at the bottom of the fence. FENCING BETWEEN COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ZONES No barbed wire or barbed wire fences shall be allowed on private property in residential zones. No Whenever a Residential zone is a adjacent to or barbed wire or barbed wire fences shall be allowed across the street from a Commercial/Industrial zone, on private property in business or industrial zones the commercial or industrial land owner/developer where the property lines of such property abut lots or must provide a minimum six (6)foot high fence for parcels adjacent to residential districts. screening. The fence shall not have less than ninety (90) percent opacity for screening purposes. All fences shall be constructed in conformity with the wind, stress,foundation, structural and other SPECIAL PURPOSE FENCES requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code. Fences for special purpose and fences differing in RESIDENTIAL FENCES construction, heights, or location, may be permitted in any commercial or industrial district in the city, only In all residential districts, fences shall have the be issuance of a conditional use permit approved by following setbacks and heights limitations: the City Council after a recommendation by the -FrontsYard -Mazimum.height-of-four..(4).. Planning Commission, and upon evidence that such feet_atiova'1g_rqund,level in front of the front face of the residential structure. special purpose fence is necessary to protect, buffer, or improve the premises for which such fence is "` ` " '" intended. The approval of such buffer fences may AGNSAYa d, - Maximum height ofpslX(6)wfet3 PP y above ground level. include stipulations as to the material, heights, or location of such special purpose fences. �R.eaY d - Maximum height of sixr(6);,�feetst' above ground level. NON-CONFORMING FENCES The required front yard of a corner lot shall not All existing fences, at the time of the adoption of this contain any fence that may cause danger to traffic on Section, which are not in violation of this Section and a street or public road, by obscuring the view. On are not located within a public right-of-way or comer lots, no fence higher than 36 inches shall be easement, but which violate other Sections of this permitted within the 50-foot intersection sight Code, may be continued to be maintained and to distance triangle. exist but may not be replaced, if destroyed or removed, to the extent that the violations be COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FENCES continued. In business and industrial zones, fences may not QUESTIONS? exceed seven (7) feet in height above the ground level, and the use of barbed wire is prohibited, If you have questions about the information in this except that the top one (1) foot of any fence along handout, please contact the Building Official at (763) side or rear lot lines in these zones may be 792-7212, or e-mail your questions to constructed or barbed wire. Barbed wire is also bbrainard(bci.spring-lake-park.mn us. permitted for the top one (1) foot of fences in Jan 2007 CADocuments and Settings\BarryWy Documents\Handouts\Zoning\SLP Fence Info.doc Page 2 of 4