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(b) Spe.eiat p~ov~~o~ In required front yards, and in the street side of corner lots which abut the side line of an adjacent lot in the rear, the maximum height shall be 36 inches above the surface of the ground. ( c) In street side yards of corner lots not abutting the side line of an adjacent lot in the rear, the maximum height shall be 76 inches above the surface of the ground so long as such fence, hedge or wall is a minimum of five feet from the side street line and shall be 36 inches if within five feet of the side street line. ( d) On corner lots, within the triangular area bounded by the two street right of way lines and a line connecting said right of way lines at points 20 feet from their intersection, the maximum height shall be 36 inches above the elevation at the intersection of the right of way lines. ( e) Open wire fences exceeding 76 inches in height are permitted on the rear half of any lot provided they are not closer than ten feet to any street side lot line of any corner lot. (f) Whenever the provisions of this section establish a maximum height limit of 76 inches, such height may be increased to ten feet in any district except the PO, AG and any R District. SECTION 31.9 Public Utili ties Lines and Structures. (a) Public utility distribution lines and poles and underground facilities for local distribution of gas, water, electricity and telephone service shall be allowed in all districts without obtaining a use permit therefor. (b) Public utility storage and maintenance yards and offices shall be permitted only in the districts wherein such uses and activities are specifically permitted by this ordinance. (c) Public utilities substations, pumping stations, equipment buildings and similar facilities whose locations are dictated by the physical factors of the service they perform may be permitted in any district provided that the public utility proposing such an installation in a district where such is not otherwise permitted can demonstrate conclusively to the Commission that a necessary public service cannot reasonably otherwise be provided without locating such facility where proposed, and provided further that a use permit be obtained in each case. (d) All proposed gas, water, telephone and electric transmission lines and facilities, whose main purpose is the transmission of bulk quantities of these services, rather than local distribution to consumers, shall be permitted in all districts provided that a use permit be obtained in each case. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 42, corporations and public service agencies having powers of eminent domain may apply for use permits in advance of acquisition of property rights. Even though construction has not begun, such permits shall not automatically terminate unless, at the end of ten years, the permittee has acquired less than 50 per cent of the length of the rights of way or area of property concerned in the permit granted. SECTION 3l.l0 Residential Structures. Any structure originally designed for use as a dwelling or dwellings, in any district, shall not be used for a non-residential use unless the owner first obtains a use permit for the proposed use. 63