Ramsey County restricts no fence materials on city land; cities may. St. Paul does not ban common materials but ties the corner sight-triangle exception to fences that are more than 80% open.
Fence material rules on incorporated land come from your city under Minn. Stat. §462.357, not from Ramsey County. St. Paul does not prohibit standard fence materials such as wood, vinyl, chain link, or ornamental metal, but its corner-visibility rule effectively favors open materials: a corner-triangle fence may exceed two feet only if it is more than 80 percent open (for example, chain link). Some cities separately prohibit barbed wire, electric fencing, or razor wire in residential zones. Verify any material or opacity limits with your specific city before purchasing fencing.
A prohibited material or an over-height solid fence in a sight triangle can be ordered replaced with a compliant or more-open design.
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