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Shakopee council adopts rewritten fence code, cuts appeal period to 15 days

5442251 · July 23, 2025
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Summary

The City Council on July 15 repealed and replaced city code section 111.02 to clarify fence application, permitted materials and placement, shorten appeals and allow certain temporary snow fencing.

The Shakopee City Council on July 15 adopted an ordinance repealing and replacing city code section 111.02 to clarify application requirements, materials and placement rules for fences across the city.

The ordinance, introduced by city staff and moved and seconded on the council floor, replaces the existing fence section with a consolidated set of rules that staff said “clarifies application requirements including written notarized permission from an adjacent property owner,” removes the requirement for a permit to repair a fence and creates a definition for…

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