Understand, the standard lots in my neighborhood are about 70' by 100'.
Seems we had a neighbor who enjoyed sunbathing in the nude. To facilitate her privacy, she erected a fence as tall as the zoning laws allow, six feet.
Add to this a neighbor of hers that is a bit of a voyeur, not to mention a jerk. His backyard backs up to her back yard. His back patio ends about 6 feet from her fence and is topped by a flat roof. He decides, after discovering her little hobby, to turn his patio roof into a sundeck, complete with stairs and handrails. Completely within code.
This, of course, gives him a prime view of her backyard. She decides to make a case of it. She goes out back, takes off her top, and waits. Sure enough, within a few minutes, the nosey neighbor is on his "sundeck" enjoying the view. She grabs her cordless phone, dials 911 and complains about a peeping tom.
Bad move. The cops arrive. One is sympathetic, but the other doesn't approve. He sites her for public indecency and for filing a false report (or some such thing).
She takes it to court and loses! Seems that since his outpost was legal, she had no assumption of privacy. Fined and community service!
Since her fence is as tall as the law allows, she is now planting areka palms, which grow tall and bushy, and will have to wait a few more years for them to grow until she can indulge in her hobby once more.
Thanks for your post!