In many parts of the country, there are gated communities with gate out front where entrance is limited. Some of these communities have a full time guard to watch the entry and allow approved guests in as necessary. There are not many gated communities in the Minneapolis/St Paul area but North Oaks is close.
In the community of North Oaks, while not technically gated, the private road/no trespassing signs are not a joke. This unique development is not specifically a "gated community" but the roads are privately owned by the homeowners. Every entrance to the city is posted as a private road and there is a private security guard watching the entrance or patrolling the streets as necessary. 
North Oaks, originally a 5000 acre farm, was developed for upscale, mostly acreage properties, built around Pleasant Lake and the concept of persevering the natural beauty of the area. Though there are 600+ conservancy acres and 500 acres of residential open use land, the city owns no property. All parks, trails and recreational facilities are owned and maintained by the homeowners association. Each homeowner owns the road frontage to the middle of the street, effectively making all roads resident owned and private.
So what does this mean? If you have not been invited into North Oaks by a resident, you are quite simply trespassing. There is a sheriff that patrols the community on an exclusive basis. Interestingly, residents who are selling a home can only have “invitation only” open houses or private scheduled showings. Public invitation open houses are not allowed as residents must know specifically who is coming and going from their homes.
The residents of North Oaks take their privacy and private roads very seriously. With or without gates.
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