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2 thereon which would be intersected by the rear wall line of the then existing principal building on that lot on either side of such fence, which building line intersecting such fence commenced. If the principal building on the other side is more than 50 feet away, then the fence may be built up to the rear wall line of the building on the lot being fenced. (Diagram #1) 3. Fences along the rear property line which is also the rear property line of the abutting lot shall not exceed 6 feet in height. 4. Fences along the rear lot line that is the side lot line of another lot will be calculated by 2. Problems There are two problems caused by these provisions which relate to the use of the fence. Fences are usually used to screen out neighbors stares, and to screen in dogs, cats, and activities private to the subject home. However, as shown in Diagram #1, you will note that in the case of Lot B, the 6 foot fence reaches only about 1/4 of the way up his western side lot line, and only 1/3 up his eastern lot line, with many feet between the end of the 6 foot fence and the back of his house, the logical place for this screening to stop. In this case, the use of someone else's back building line to calculate the distance one may have a 6 foot fence seems illogical. The second problem lies with the sideyard versus backyard situations. Noting Diagram #2, you will note that the formula applied to Lots A and B seems to work well, the back of the house on Lot A is screened by a 6 foot fence and much of the backyard of Lot B, where it abuts Lot A, is screened, also. However, in looking at where Lot B abuts Lot C, we have a backyard of Lot C with only a 32 foot fence because it abuts the sideyard of Lot B. This does not seem to fulfill the purpose of a fence for Lot C. In the case of the abutting lot lines of B and D, the owner of Lot D is faced with the prospect of half of his backyard being screened with a 6 foot fence, and half with only a 32 foot fence. However, owner D may have a 6 foot fence where his lot abuts Lot C. We have a stairway effect on Lot D with two heights of fences alternating all over the lot. Also, we have a 6 foot fence (c) intersecting a 32 foot fence (b). In the case of Lots B and C, we see the Pisansky's problems. Lot B represents a lot similar to the Pisansky's, Lot C their neighbor's. Regardless of our definition of a front yard, the front of the Pisansky's neighbor's is as shown. Their traditional backyard uses --clothes lines, barbecues, dirt piles, etc., are in the backyard. Yet our code says that