Your fence has to be built fully within your property lines, which are up to you as the homeowner to determine. Fences can be built directly on the property line, but only if both neighbors sign an ownership agreement. Your fence must not block traffic, public rights of way, or utility easement access.

The fencing experts from Northland Fence will help plan your Hugo fence installation based on your needs. Our fence planning tool is also an excellent resource.

You aren’t required to tell your neighbors when the fence construction is taking place on your property. But, it’s best to keep open communication so there are no surprises when you start the installation on your fence.

A fencing permit is not required in the city of Hugo. However, you are required to submit a fencing plan to the city’s Building Office. This is to show your intent of the placement of the fence.

Each time a fence is installed in Minnesota, Gopher State One Call has to be called. When you work with Northland Fence, you won’t have to worry. We will find and mark the utilities for you. If you’re installing a fence on your own, don’t forget to call utilities before you start digging.

Any fence built on the front of your home can only be a maximum height of 4 feet. Fences on the back or side of your property, that are setback 6 feet from the property line, can be 8 feet in height.

No, technically it is illegal to build your fence in a place where it denies access to an easement. If a fence is blocking the easement, the user will not be responsible for damages that occur to it. You can surround an easement with three walls, as long as it’s still accessible.

Barbed wire and electric fences are outlawed by the state of Minnesota.