Maple Grove, MN Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Fence heights are set by the Maple Grove Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 36-816. Under subsection (c), "In all parts of the city zoned residential and not a farm, one or more fences no more than six feet in height may be erected or maintained on a lot." A fence may not extend closer to the street than the front yard setback line, except that decorative fencing is allowed in the required front yard if no higher than 3.5 feet and not designed or serving as an enclosure; split rail, picket, and brick qualify, but chain-link does not. In business and industrial districts (subsection (d)), fences may not exceed 8 feet, though boundary fences abutting residential (R) districts must conform to R-district rules and front-yard fences there are limited to 6 feet of chain-link for visibility. Fences within any portion of the 75-foot lakeshore setback of a shoreland-district lot may not exceed 5 feet and must keep see-through visibility like chain-link (subsection (f)). On corner lots, the traffic-visibility sight triangle in Sec. 36-818 limits anything over 30 inches near the intersection. Special-purpose fences differing in height may be allowed by conditional use permit.