Blaine, MN Fence Regulations: Material Restrictions (2026)

Blaine's fence ordinance, Sec. 129-8, flatly prohibits electric fences citywide except for farm fences on FR- or AG-zoned property, and separately bans barbed wire on private residential property and on business or industrial parcels whose lot lines abut a residential district. Where a farm fence exception applies, Sec. 129-8(j) sets its own limits: an electric farm fence must sit at least 300 feet from any residentially zoned property, run no more than 12 volts DC, carry a posted one-by-one-foot sign reading "This Fence is Electrified," and cycle current for no longer than three seconds at a time; barbed-wire farm fences are capped at four feet in height and must also keep the 300-foot residential setback.

Outside farm use, Sec. 129-8(g) allows business and industrial fences up to seven feet with barbed wire limited to the top one foot along side or rear lot lines, or along a street frontage set back to the parking line, but never where the fence adjoins a residential district. Every fence, regardless of material, still needs a building-official permit under Sec. 129-8(c) stating its material, height and location. A fence left in disrepair can be ordered fixed or torn down within ten days of notice under Sec. 129-8(e)(1).