No fence shall be erected in the area between the abutting lot line and the curb line of any public street without first obtaining a permit granted by the city upon an application in writing. Such permits shall be granted on the conditions that the owner of the fence or the lot abutting the street shall remove the fence whenever ordered to do so by the City Engineer, and that in the event the owner does not comply with such order the city may remove the fence without liability of any nature, kind or description to the owner.
(Prior Code, § 95.08) Penalty, see § 95.99