Fence Regulations in Scott County, MN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Scott County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
In unincorporated Scott County, Zoning Ordinance No. 3 caps fences at six feet in Rural Residential, Residential Suburban, and Urban Reserve districts. Shakopee, Savage, and Prior Lake set their own limits, generally six feet in back and lower in front.
Scott County & City Fence Height Limits
Some RestrictionsScott County, MN, Zoning Ordinance No. 3, Sec. 4-3-10 (Fencing)
Fences shall not exceed six (6) feet in height from finished grade in Rural Residential, Residential Suburban, and Urban Reserve Zoning Districts or eight and one-half (8.5) feet in height from finished grade in Commercial and Industrial Districts. Agricultural fences that are seventy-five (75) percent or more open are exempt from the district fence height standards.
Neighbor Fence Rules
Minnesota's partition-fence law, Chapter 344, makes adjoining owners of livestock land share a division fence in equal shares, with township supervisors acting as fence viewers. It still matters across Scott County's rural townships. Spite fences are barred by Section 561.02.
Scott County Partition Fence & Neighbor Rules
Some RestrictionsMinn. Stat. § 344.03, subd. 1 (2026)
Except as provided in paragraph (b), if two adjoining lands are both used in whole or in part to produce or maintain livestock for agricultural or commercial purposes and one or both of the owners of the land desires the land to be partly or totally fenced, the land owners or occupants shall build and maintain a partition fence between their lands in equal shares.
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