Ramsey County imposes no general fence standards on city land; each city does under Minn. Stat. §462.357. St. Paul requires plan review for height, location, and corner sight-triangle compliance.
Minnesota's zoning enabling statute lets each municipality regulate the height and location of fences by ordinance, so fence requirements in Ramsey County are city-specific rather than countywide. In St. Paul, a fence must pass plan review for height and location, stay entirely inside the property line, and respect the corner sight triangle — no more than two feet tall in the area 10 feet from the corner of two intersecting streets unless the fence is more than 80 percent open. Pool-enclosure fences carry separate safety rules. Check your own city for setback, opacity, and permit specifics.
Fences failing St. Paul plan review must be corrected, lowered, or removed; corner-visibility violations can be ordered fixed for traffic safety.
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