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G. Fences. Fences erected in all 2oniny districts are considered as a nt^p- <br />encroachment when they conform to the following <br />1 ■ Non-Lakeshore Lots: <br />a. Fences and walls within a required front yard or side street yard shall not <br />exceed a heiaht of 42 inches above original yrade. <br />b. Fences and walls within a required rear or side yard shall not exceed g <br />height of 6 feet above original grade. <br />2. Lakeshore Lots: <br />a. Fences w.nthin the required street frear^ vard or side street \*ard of a <br />lakeshore lot shall not exceed 42 inches above original grade. Exception: A fence not exceediiK^ 6 <br />feet in height mav be located along the street lot line of a lake frontage lot which abuts a major <br />thoroughfare, A ma|or thoroughfare for purposes of this ordinance means anv Hennepir Countv road <br />or State highway. If such fence involves fill or berming. the total combined height of both fence and <br />fill shall not exceed 6 feet above the height of the crowTi of the major thoroughfare. <br />b. Fences within the required side yard of a lakeshore lot shall not exceed 6 <br />feet \n height, and anv portion located lakeward of the *-avgrage lakeshore fence setback line” shall <br />not exceed 42 inches in height. The “average lakeshore fence setback line” is a line dravv-n between <br />Me 17 jst lakeNN'ard protection of the fence ovviier ’s principal residence structure and the most <br />»ux^\vard projection of the adjacent affected orincinal residence structure. <br />C- Fences shall not be constructed within the defined lakeshore yard of a <br />lakeshore lot, i.e. shall not be located u-ithin 75 feet of the shoreline for General Development Lakes. <br />100 feet for Recreational Lakes, or ISO feet for Natural Environment Lakes. <br />3. Special Provisions: Split rail fences of no more than 3 rails within a reoiured <br />front, street or side street vard mav have a maximum ton rail height of 48 inches above original <br />grade. Board rail fences within a front, street or side street v^ard for the specific purpose of enclosing <br />inav have a top rail height of 60” and shall be no more than 50% opaouc. <br />P^riVVil^d cVvuvVvUs <br />4, Intersection Sightline Obstruction Prohibited. No fence shall be installed so as to <br />obstruct a required clear view at street intersections as required bv Section 10.03. Subd. 16 of the <br />Municipal Code. <br />5. Fence Construction and Maintenance <br />a. The o\%~ner of a fence shall maintain it in a condition of reasonable repair <br />and appearance and shall not allow it to become or remain in disrepair of in a dangerous condition, <br />b. Fences shall be installed with the finished side facing neighboring <br />properties or the street (finished side is that side having no visible structural supports^