City Council Ordinance 410CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 410
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 3, SECTION 2 ITEM [F] OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
RELATING TO FENCES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA DOES HEREBY ORDIAN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Section 3-2 [F]3 is hereby amended to read as follows
3a. Front Yard Fences: In front yards, fences and walls exceeding 36 inches in
height must be set back at least 15 feet from the front property line.
b. Corner Lots and Double Fronting Lots: In yards other than the front yard
which abut a public street, fences and walls exceeding 36 inches in height must
be setback at least six (6) feet from property lines. Such setback area is to be
landscaped on the street side with trees, shrubs and other permanent landscaping
materials.
C. Clear View Triangle: On corner lots fences and walls must not encroach on
the 25 -foot clear view triangle area at a public street intersection or within the
corner visibility area of any corner formed by property lines intersecting with a
railway right-of-way. (The clear view visibility triangle area referred to above
shall be in the form of a triangle, with two sides formed by the property lines
forming the corner, or straight line extensions of the property lines forming the
corner, and the third side formed by a straight line connecting the two twenty-
five (25) foot points on both sides of the corner as measured from the
intersection of the property lines forming the corner.)
In no case shall a fence be constructed in such a manner as to obstruct traffic
visibility.
Section 2: This ordinance shall be effective following its passage and publication.
Adopted this 12" day of July, 2004 by the City Council of the City of Monticello.
ATTEST:
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Rick Wolfsteller, City Ad nistrator
CITY OF MONTICELLO
By
Bruce Thielen, Mayor