§ 162.392 FENCES, WALLS.
   (A)   No barbed wire or electrically-charged fence below eight feet in height shall be erected or maintained anywhere in the city.
   (B)   No fence, wall or other obstruction shall be erected within any public right-of-way, except by written permission of the Zoning Administrator.
   (C)   No fence, wall or other obstruction shall be erected in violation of the Illinois Drainage Code, (70 ILCS 605/2-1).
   (D)   Every fence, wall or other obstruction shall conform to the special height restrictions applicable in areas near intersections. (See § 162.033 of this chapter.)
   (E)   Whenever the rear property line of any “C-2”, “C-3”, “C-4”, “C-5”, “D-1” and “D-2” (commercial or industrial) use abuts a residentially zoned district, a six-foot high privacy fence along the abutting property shall be required.
   (F)   Notwithstanding any provision in this section, no fence in the city shall be more than six feet in height. In the event that one wishes to erect a fence greater than six feet in height, such person shall present an application for a variance with the city.
(1960 Code, § 60-7-3) (Ord. 5625, passed 9-16-1996) Penalty, see § 162.999