Whether you’re exploring an ornamental aluminum fence or ornamental iron fence, before you begin your project, you’ll need to know what Hopkins, MN code says about where fence lines can be on your property. According to the city ordinance, boundary fence lines should be entirely on private property. And a zoning administrator may require any permit applicant to establish such boundaries on the property by means of a surveyor, if necessary.

Hopkins, MN residents, are not legally required to notify neighboring properties of fence installation projects. It can, however, be a good idea to let neighbors know of your plans just as a courtesy. Providing advanced notice of upcoming work can be a neighborly gesture that goes a long way.

Before installing your ornamental steel fence, you will need to secure a permit with Hopkins City Hall. You can submit the fencing permit application yourself via the online form or print out a form to fill out manually. There is a $35 fee also required. When you work with Northland Fence, our teams will handle the permit applications for you.

In addition to filing the city permit, Northland Fence will notify the local utility provider who will send someone out to mark the utility lines before we begin fence construction.

When you work with Northland Fence, our fencing installation project team can handle contacting utilities prior to commencing work on your behalf. However, any fencing project that requires digging should begin first with a call to Gopher State One, (651) 454-0002. Because utility lines may be present anywhere on your property, this call will ensure you safely locate them prior to your fencing project.

Ornamental fence panels and fencing styles will have to be within height restrictions based on the location of the property itself. In a residential Hopkins district, for example, fences between the front of the primary structure and the front property line cannot exceed four feet in height. Fences at the rear of the property cannot exceed six feet in height. Should your ornamental fence panels enclose a swimming pool, it must be, at minimum, four feet tall.