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WORLD FENCE NEWS • JUNE 2012 • 69 Fence ordinances continued from page 66 into swimming pool enclosures which lawfully existed before June 1, 1998 shall be made to fully comply with ap- plicable self-closing and self-latching provisions. Swimming pool enclosures have additional fence regulations. If a fence is located in an historical or conservation district, other regula- tions may apply. Champaign, Illinois No permit is required in order to construct a fence, but the following or- dinance requirements must be fol- lowed: • Fence height: How high a fence may be built depends on whether it is in the rear yard (rear yard fences may be eight feet high) or in the front yard (front yard fences may be three feet high if it is a solid fence, six feet if it is a transparent fence.) • Location: A fence may be placed up to, but not on, your property line. This rule applies to all portions of the fence, including posts, concrete and Indiana/Kentucky AFA plans summer outing The 2012 IN/KY AFA summer golf outing will be held July 20-21 at Lake Cumberland Golf Club in Jamestown, Ky. On Friday, July 20, Stephens Pipe & Steel will be hosting guests on a houseboat cruise leaving out of the Jamestown Marina at 10 a.m. Later, guests will get dinner on their own, then the chapter will hold its meeting at 7:30 p.m., with karaoke to follow. On Saturday, July 21, golfers will meet at 8 a.m. at Lake Cumber- land Golf Club and prepare for the 9 a.m. shotgun start, followed by lunch. Dinner and the awards pres- entation will be held on the Marina dock at 7 p.m. The cost of the golf is $65 per person, which includes lunch. Din- ner is $40 per person, including gra- tuities. Guests must make their own room reservations. Rooms at Jamestown Marina are $80.95 for Thursday night and $107.95 for Fri- day and Saturday nights. Call for reservations: 270-343-5253. For more information or to sign up, contact Chris Loftus at 800-727- 1148; fax 574-287-0504; e-mail chris@calprofence.com or Larry Blair at 800-451-2612. that have a fence theme. If you own one, we urge you to take a photo and e-mail it to World Fence News so that we can begin a collection. Please tell us why you chose the particular wording on your plate, and include any other interesting details sur- rounding your choice. We will pub- lish all the photos in World Fence News as we receive them, as well as a wrap up at the end of the year. Please e-mail high resolution images to editor@worldfencenews.com. fence face. The exact location of the property line must be determined before con- structing the fence. Citizens are welcome to come and look at city maps that are available in the planning department. This will help them to determine lot dimensions and the locations of property pins. If help is needed at the property to find the line, they will need to request the Let your fence pride show Bruce Schwartz, president of pio- neering aluminum fence manufac- turer Jerith Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Philadelphia, has been in the busi- ness a long time and is proud of it. He shows his pride with this cool custom license plate on his personal vehicle –FENC UIN. He wonders – and we do, too –how many other prestige license plates are out there services of a private surveyor at their expense. The city does not employ survey- ors on staff. • Electrical fences, barbed wire, and pointy spikes are prohibited in all residential districts. Reminder: Homeowners are re- sponsible for locating their lot lines and determining whether they have easements on their property. It is rec- ommended that they contact their util- ity company before placing anything in the easement. THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FEATURES: No cell contract needed. Clear voice technology. Weatherproof Stainless Steel. Rings up-to 3 administrators in sequence. If first number is not answered calls will forward to next number on list. Program up-to 100 users to access the gate. Works with mobile and land lines. Answer visitors call no matter where you are. Gate is able to be latched/unlatched via cell phone. For use with all gate automation systems. No trenching for phone lines. 704.768.2230 Get This and Many Other Innovative Products from East Coast Gate Operators Inc. Interested in becoming a ECGO distributor... Please call us! ECGO Cell Phone Entry System