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Zoning Code • Section 520 Page 2 of 3 <br />commencing from a point on such side street lot line located at the rear lot line and <br />proceeding thence along such side lot line to a point thereon which is 40 feet distant from the <br />front lot line, but in no case shall the fence extend forw'ard of the front line of the house; <br />0 property line fences abutting R districts shall conform to those conditions appl>ing to the <br />R districts. <br />g) fences enclosing swimming pools must have a minimum height of 4 feet and shall not <br />exceed 6 feet subject to the provisions of 520.13 Subd. 6. (Added Ord. 88-613) <br />h) the side/s of residentially zoned properties abutting a State or County road may have an <br />opaque fence. (Added Ord. 95-777 (I -3-96]) <br />i) The side of the fence facing the public right-of-way shall not contain the structure and/or <br />support of the fence. (Added Ord. 95-777 (1-3-96J) <br />Subd. 7. Business district fences. Property line fences in a B district shall not e.xceed six feet in <br />height. The council may grant a conditional use permit for a fence up to eight feet in height provided: <br />a) that applicant has an approved open sales lot; <br />b) open sales lot classified as a non-conforming use; <br />c) has a commercial or industrial operation which requires the storage of equipment outside <br />the building; <br />d) the premise or use may be dangerous to the public; <br />e) the use is an attractive nuisance and the applicant can show that for security reasons a <br />fence of six feet will not be adequate. <br />Subd. 8. Industrial district fences. Properly line fences in an I district shall not exceed eight feet <br />in height except that: <br />a) fences in industrial districts which are primarily erected as a security measure may have <br />arms projecting into the applicant's property on which barbed wire can be fastened <br />commencing at a point at least seven feet above the ground, and <br />b) a fence located in the front yard of premises in an industrial district abutting a right-of- <br />way containing 50 feet or more in width shall conform to setback requirements for buildings <br />in said district. Said area consisting of the setback shall be landscaped in accordance w ith a <br />plan approved by the City. Ornamental fences utilized for landscaping purposes are excluded <br />from the provisions of this ordinance. <br />Subd. 9. Special purpose ferices. Fences for special purposes and fences differing in <br />construction, height or length may be permitted in any district in the city ’ by the issuance of a <br />conditional use permit and by the council upon proof and reasons submitted by the applicant and <br />upon the signing by said bodies that such special purpose is necessary to protect, bulTer or improve <br />the premises for which such fence is intended. The special fence permit, if issued, may stipulate and <br />provide for tht height, location, construction and type of special fence thereby permitted. <br />Subd. 10. Instilutionaldistrict fences. In an Institutional district no boundary line fence shall <br />be erected or maintained more than four feet in height except that <br />a) Fences along any property tine that abuts a parking lot may exceed four feet but <br />not exceed six feet in height. (Added Ord. No. 2000-833) <br />http://www.hopkinsmn.eom/Erap_homcpage/Sections/Section%20520ZC.htm 9/6/2001