According to the City of Richfield building code, you need to build your fence inside your property lines. All fence posts must be on the inside of the fence. For fences that face a street, the fence can be built on the property line, but they can never obstruct walkways or other access points such as your driveway. You also need to make sure that your fence is a minimum of three feet from any public sidewalks or other public walkways.

While the City of Richfield does not have any specific requirements, and since you cannot build on a shared property line, you don’t have to inform your neighbors. With that said, it is always a good idea to give them a heads up on projects like this in the name of keeping up good relations with the neighbors.

The City of Richfield only requires a permit for fences that exceed a height of seven feet. However, all fences must be compliant with the building code for fences and walls for the City of Richfield.

Your Northland Fence installation crew will take care of calling Gopher State One Call prior to your fence installation.

Residential height restrictions are four feet for the front of a property, and six feet for the sides and back of the property. The posts for your vinyl fence may rise higher than the fence by no more than six inches.

Easements are very rarely accessed by the authorities, but you need to keep your easements accessible for those rare occasions where the need for rules arises. If your fence blocks an easement and there is a need for official access, those portions of the fence will be removed by those who need access, and you will be responsible for all related costs. Fences should always be a minimum of three feet away from areas of public right-of-way.