Dakota County has no fence-construction standards; cities set them. Common requirements include keeping fences out of corner sight triangles, mounting the finished side outward, and building front-yard fences with open construction for visibility and drainage.
Fence design and placement standards in Dakota County are city ordinances adopted under Minn. Stat. 462.357. Typical requirements: no fence may obscure the view of approaching traffic or pedestrians at street corners (a sight-visibility triangle), and front-yard fences abutting a public right-of-way must be low and mostly open. Lakeville, for example, requires front-yard fences to be at least 75% open space for the passage of air, light, and drainage. Cities may also require the smooth or finished side to face neighboring property. Check your city's fence code before building.
Fences violating sight-line or construction standards can be ordered modified or removed by city code enforcement; penalties are set by city ordinance.
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