(a) No person shall build, construct, use or maintain any fence or barrier consisting or made of what is called "barbed wire", or of which barbed wire is a part, within the city, along the line of, or in, or upon, or along, any public way; or through, along, or around, any public park; or in and about or along any land or lots or parks owned or controlled by the city. Provided, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the use or maintenance of barbed wire in or on that part of any such fence or barrier which is higher than six feet from the surface of the public way, public park, lot or park owned or controlled by the city, and wholly on or over private property.
(b) No person shall build, construct, use or maintain any fence or barrier consisting or made of what is called "razor wire", or of which razor wire is a part, within the city, along the line of, or in, or upon, or along, any public way; or through, along, or around, any public park; or in and about or along any land or lots or parks owned or controlled by the city. Provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use or maintenance of razor wire in or on that part of any fence, barrier or structure that secures a government building, a public transit facility, or a public utility facility.
(c) Whenever in the city, in, along or through any public way or park, barbed wire or razor wire is found in use in part or in whole for a fence or barrier, except as in this section permitted, the same shall forthwith be removed by the commissioner of transportation.
(Prior code § 36-38; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 2-11-04, p. 18364, § 1)