When you’re installing a fence, it’s your responsibility to know the boundaries of your property and ensure the fence remains within them. You also need to keep in mind any easement on your property, such as telephone poles and sidewalks. If you want to build on your property line, you need permission from your neighbors. You can always use Northland Fence’s fence planning tool to begin planning your next fencing project.

While there isn’t a Minnesota state law that requires you to advise your neighbor of a new fence installation if it’s entirely on your property, it’s always a good idea to let them know. It helps you build a good relationship and remain friendly, since you may be neighbors for many years to come.

It depends on the height of the fence. If the fence exceeds seven feet in height, then you need a building permit from the City of New Hope before you can begin building.

It’s up to whoever is installing the fence to call Gopher State One Call before starting the project. When you work with Northland Fence, our team always locates and marks the utility lines before work begins. If you opt to install a fence on your own, it’s essential that you call before you begin erecting the fence.

Yes, and it depends on the location of the fence. A fence built in the rear or side of a property can’t exceed eight feet in height. If your property is a corner lot and the front of the home faces a side of it, you can’t exceed 42 inches. Front yard fences can’t exceed 42 inches.

The city holds an easement on your property to access utility lines, pipes, and cables. It isn’t a good idea to build on an easement. The city of New Hope won’t block you from building a fence on an easement but warns that you do so at your own risk.

Yes, you can’t install a barbed wire or electrified fence in the state.