In Savage, MN, you can place a fence anywhere on your property; however, you must know where the property lines are. When creating a plan for your fence, you must make sure that your new fence won’t impede the view of motorists if you’re on a corner lot. There must be access for the utility companies to read their meters.

There isn’t a specific law or ordinance that says you need to notify your neighbor before installing a new wrought iron fence on your Savage property, but it wouldn’t hurt to let them. If you feel like you’d want to know in advance if your neighbor were building a fence then go ahead and let them know.

If you’re building a fence that doesn’t exceed six feet in height, you don’t need a fence permit in Savage. However, you’ll need a fence permit for one over six feet, and applying for a permit doesn’t guarantee the city will approve your fencing project.

At the start of any fencing project, the person in charge needs to call the utilities to locate any buried cables or pipes before digging begins. Our team at Northland Fence always locates and marks underground utilities.

Your new wrought iron fence can only be four feet high in the front yard, and six feet high everywhere else. However, if your lot runs along a county or state-designated highway, you can build a fence up to eight feet tall with a permit.

The city of Savage doesn’t expressly forbid you from building on an easement, but it does state that the utilities must have access to meters, and you must build your fence on a three-foot setback from sidewalks and trails.