1992-706
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 92-706
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING SETBACKS FOR FENCES IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
BE IT ORDAINED by the City council of the City of Hopkins as
follows:
That section 520.13 Subd. 8. and 540.03 m) is revised to the
following:
Subd. 8. Industrial district fences. property line fences in an I
district shall not exceed eight feet in height except that:
a) fences in industrial districts which are primarily erected as
a security measure may have arms projecting into the applicant's
property on which barbed wire can be fastened commencing at a point at
least seven feet above the ground, and
b) a fence located in the front yard of premises in an
industrial district abutting a right-of-way containing 50 feet or more
in width shall conform to setback requirements for buildings in said
district. said area consisting of the setback shall be landscaped in
accordance with a plan approved by the City. Ornamental fences
utilized for landscaping purposes are excluded from the provisions of
this ordinance.
section 540.03. Conditional uses: I districts.
are permitted conditional uses in I districts:
The following uses
m) open sales lots and open storage provided:
6. that a side yard setback is required for fences that
abut a right-of-way 50 feet of more in width. The setback shall
be the required setback for a building in said industrial
district.
That the presently existing Hopkins zoning Ordinance 515-570 is
hereby amended and changed in accordance with the above provisions.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Publication:
March 2, 1992
May 5, 1992
May 13, 1992
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: