Fences, walls or hedges used for any purpose shall in all districts conform to the following:
(A) For the purpose of minimizing traffic hazards at street intersections by improving visibility for converging vehicles, obstructions higher than two feet above the adjacent top of the curb elevation shall not be permitted to be planted, placed or erected on any corner lot within the triangular portion of land designated as “restricted area” in Appendix A, Figure 1.
(B) No barbed wire or other such sharp pointed fence and no electrically charged fence shall be erected or maintained except in agricultural districts.
(C) No permanent fence or retaining wall shall be constructed or erected within any public street or alley right-of-way unless authorized by the Village Board. Fences erected on public easement or across ditches shall be so constructed that drainage shall not be obstructed and, in event of necessity for removal of such fence for maintenance or other purpose, removal and/or replacement of such fence or other improvement shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(D) Fences, walls and hedges in any district may be located on lot lines, provided such fences, walls and hedges shall not exceed six feet in height and shall be subject to the minimum yard height and shall be subject to the minimum yard requirements of the district in which they are located.
(E) Any fences, walls and hedges located on or within the lot lines of the front yard shall not exceed four feet in height. Front yard shall be determined as all lot area extending beyond the front of the house.
(`92 Code, § 40-3-1) (Ord. 87-13, passed 10-7-87)