Scott County, MN Fence Regulations: Height Limits (2026)

Fence height depends on where you build. In the county's townships, Section 4-3-10 of Zoning Ordinance No. 3 limits fences to six feet from finished grade in Rural Residential, Residential Suburban, and Urban Reserve districts, and 8.5 feet in commercial and industrial districts, with agricultural fences that are at least 75 percent open exempt. Taller fences need an administrative permit and must be 75 percent open and set back ten feet. Shakopee, Savage, and Prior Lake set heights in their own zoning, usually six feet along side and rear lines and less in front, with a corner sight-triangle kept clear. Set posts below Minnesota's roughly 42-inch frost line.