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General Regulations £t Important Information <br />The finished side shall face abutting property or street right-of-way. <br />Both sides of any fence or wall shall be maintained in a condition of reasonable repair and appearance by its owner and shall not be allowed to become or remain in a condi- <br />tion of disrepair or danger, or constitute a nuisance. <br />No physical damage of any kind shall occur to abutting property during installation, unless allowed under agreement with the adjacent property owner. <br />Walls with a height of more than four feet shall be designed by an engineer and have a fence on top with a minimum height of three feet. <br />A permit is required prior to erecting, altering or relocating any fence or wall (hedges and plantings are excluded). There is no charge for permits or fences not exceeding six feet in <br />height or retaining walls not exceeding four feet in height. <br />Fences shall not be constructed of chicken wire, welded wire, snow fence, branches, or materials originally intended for other purposes, unless approved by the Zoning Administrator. <br />When constructing a fence consider: its function/purpose, the view from neighboring properties and how to maintain both sides. <br />Placement <br />The following fences are allowed in a front yard: <br />• 48 inches or less in height with an opacity under 50 percent (e.g., wrought iron, chain link, split rail) <br />• 36 inches or less in height with an opacity over 50 percent <br />• 6 feet or less in height with an opacity up to 100 percent, provided the yard is considered an equivalent side or rear yard <br />The following fences are allowed in a side or rear yard: <br />• 6 feet or less in height with an opacity of up to 100 percent <br />Fences constructed on comer lots or lots adjacent to railroad rights-of-way shall not be located in sight visibility triangles as set forth in Section 21105.05 of <br />the Plymouth Zoning Ordinance. <br />A drawing of the proposed fence location on a survey or a scaled site plan is required. <br />Retaining walls shall not be placed within any drainage or ponding easement, unless approved by the City Engineer. <br />Definitions <br />A fence is any partition, wall, hedge row, row(s) of continuous plantings, or <br />gate erected as a dividing marker, visual or physical barrier, or enclosure. <br />Fence height is the distance from the adjacent finished grade to the big. <br />projection of a fence structure, not including support posts, provided that the <br />support posts are no more than four inches above the fence structure. <br />�te'�5� <br />Planning Division (763) 509-5450 Building Division (763) 509-5430 <br />planning@plymouthmn.gov inspections@plymouthmn.gov <br />3400 Plymouth Blvd. <br />Plymouth, MN 55447 <br />