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City of Hopkins, Minnesota: Residential Fences Pagel of 2 <br /> ELQ=>Your Home&Yard>Yards&Gardens>Residential Fences <br /> 1� 1 t <br /> Fence Permit <br /> Application <br /> City Planner <br /> Residential Fences Fancy Anderson <br /> Before building a fence in Hopkins,you must have a fence permit. Complete the 952-548-6342 <br /> Fence Permit Application and return with$10 permit fee to Hopkins City Hall. <br /> Call before you dig <br /> Requirements <br /> 1-800-252-1166 <br /> Mon-Fri,7 am-5 pm <br /> The following is a summary of zoning code requirements for residential fences in Hopkins. Before conducting any <br /> For complete information,see Hopkins Chy Code 520.13. excavation for fence posts in <br /> Location your yard,the law requires <br /> f=ence;Height that you call Gopher State <br /> In a residential district,-no.boundary.line fence can-be.more than4-ft,in height except,in One Call to have utility lines <br /> the,following,cases: located in your yard.Calls <br /> f w k must be placed at least two <br /> 1 J' �!.{? `A ti� +s���"-"d•,L�e s�'`uW", M�`.3"sfl�L�'4;i :;�:,,?. - <br /> ( <br /> "� ^"-' �,`�,��.+ s,�`7•',;, business days before digging. <br /> `- <br /> s.� r�� ..rtdc :z`�.arw:."�t'''=u.=:%r�Y"F°i'�:•._ra�.t - -_ .. , <br /> }" You should mark the digging <br /> NIA 4�' area with white stakes or <br /> NO' whites spray y paint otherwise <br /> 4'High 6'High the utility may mark your <br /> '001 ¢ entire yard.You must not dig <br /> s any closer than two feet from <br /> "� - any utility markings. <br /> Utilities will only locate <br /> 3 a 4'High 6' High <br /> �� services that they installed. <br /> �7 You or a private contractor <br /> are responsible for locating <br /> Fes ., such services as sprinklers, <br /> r power lines to a garage,gas <br /> 4'High, 6'High grill line,or invisible fencing. <br /> Side property lines <br /> A fence•on-a side.property line can be as tall as.6 ft-for-the-distance starting from the rear lot <br /> line and,going,to a pointwhere it,meets the rear,wall,,line of the house on either side of the <br /> fence. If there is more than one rear wall line,this point is determined by the one closest to the <br /> rear property line(See illustration, line B). <br /> If a house on an adjacent lot is located within 50 feet of the fence line and its rear wall line is <br /> closer to the rear property line of the fence,that determines the point from which the fence can <br /> no longer exceed 4 ft in height.See illustration, lines A and B). <br /> Rear property line abutting rear property line <br /> http://www.hopkinsmn.com/home/yard/fences.php 8/11/2009 <br />