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Orono, MN Code of Ordinances Page 2 of 3 <br /> county road or state highway. If such fence involves fill or berming, the total <br /> combined height of both fence and fill shall not exceed six feet above the height of <br /> the crown of the major thoroughfare. <br /> 2. Fences within the required side yard of a lakeshore lot shall not exceed six feet in <br /> height, and any portion located lakeward of the average lakeshore setback line shall <br /> not exceed 42 inches in height. The term "average lakeshore setback line" means a <br /> line drawn between the most lakeward projection of the fence owner's principal <br /> residence structure and the most lakeward projection of the adjacent affected <br /> principal residence structure. <br /> 3. Fences shall not be constructed within the defined lakeshore yard of a lakeshore lot, <br /> i.e., shall not be located within 75 feet of the shoreline for general development lakes, <br /> 100 feet for recreational lakes, or 150 feet for natural environment lakes. <br /> c. Special provisions. Split rail fences of no more than three rails within a required front, <br /> street or side street yard may have a maximum top rail height of 48 inches above original <br /> grade. Board rail fences within a front, street or side street yard for the specific purpose of <br /> enclosing permitted domestic animals may have a top rail height of 60 inches and shall be <br /> no more than 50 percent opaque. <br /> d. Intersection sightline obstruction prohibited. No fence shall be installed so as to obstruct a <br /> required clear view at street intersections as required by section 78-1371 () <br /> e. Fence construction and maintenance. <br /> 1. The owner of a fence shall maintain it in a condition of reasonable repair and <br /> appearance and shall not allow it to become or remain in disrepair or in a dangerous <br /> condition. <br /> 2. Fences shall be installed with the finished side facing neighboring properties or the <br /> street. The term "finished side" means that side having no structural supports. <br /> (9) Entrance monuments, defined for the purpose of this section as a nearly permanent physical <br /> structure or object, natural or artificial, used to depict an entrance to the property, erected in <br /> all residential zoning districts are considered nonencroachments when they conform with the <br /> following standards: <br /> a. Each monument, with a maximum of two per approved driveway access, shall be limited <br /> to a single pillar with a footprint measuring no larger than 25 square feet and no length to <br /> exceed five feet; <br /> b. The monument must be setback a minimum of five feet from all property boundaries and <br /> never fewer than ten feet from the edge of the paved, traveled roadway; <br /> c. Plans and/or elevation views of the proposed monuments are required to be submitted <br /> for approval by the planning director; <br /> d. All signage proposed for the monuments must comply with section 78-1467 () <br /> e. The monuments are limited to eight feet in height including any appurtenances. Any <br /> monument exceeding the maximum height must meet principal structure setback <br /> requirements; <br /> f. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving two or fewer residences, a <br /> minimum horizontal width of 16 feet is required between them; <br /> g. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving three or more residences, a <br /> about:blank 10/22/2014 <br />