(1) Subject to these by-laws, a person shall not have, erect or permit to be erected on land owned by him and referred to in sub-bylaw (2) of this by-law a wall, fence, hedge, tree, shrub or other obstruction of a greater height than 0.75 metres measured from the level of the footpath, street, road or right-of-way adjoining the obstruction.

(2) Sub-bylaw (1) of this by-law ¾

(a) shall apply within an area enclosed by the edges of intersecting streets, roads or rights-of-way and a line joining points located at a distance of 6 metres from the point of intersection along the edge of each intersecting street, road or right-of-way or from the point of intersection of a prolongation of the said boundaries;

(b) shall not apply to land adjoining intersections or junctions having a standard truncation of 8.5 metres or more.

(3) The local authority may, where it is satisfied that special circumstances warrant it so doing, authorize an owner of land to have, erect or permit to be erected a wall, fence, hedge, tree, shrub or other obstruction that would but for that authorization be contrary to sub-bylaw (1) of this by-law.

[By-law 1A inserted by Gazette 5 August 1983 pp.2850-51.]