Sec. 26-67. - Sight triangle areas.

The following standards shall apply to all intersections of streets, alleys, and private driveways in order to provide adequate visibility for vehicular traffic. There shall be no visual obstructions within sight triangle areas established herein.

(a)

There shall be a corner sight triangle area at all intersecting and intercepting public streets or highways. The sight triangle area shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five (45) degrees with the side, front, or rear property line. It shall pass through the points located on both the side and front (or rear) property lines at a distance of thirty (30) feet from the intersection of such lines at the corner of a public street or highway.

(b)

There shall be a corner sight triangle area on each side of any private driveway intersecting a street or alley. The sight triangle lines shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle of forty-five (45) degrees with the

side, front or rear property lines. They shall pass through a point not less than ten (10) feet from the edges of the driveway where it intersects the street of alley right-of-way.

(c)

There shall be a corner sight triangle area on each side of any alley intersecting a street or alley. The sight triangle lines shall be in a horizontal plane, making an angle at forty-five (45) degrees with the side, front or rear property line. They shall pass through a point of not less than ten (10) feet from the edges of the alley where it intersects the street or alley right-of-way.

(d)

If, due to an irregular lot shape, a line at a 45-degree angle does not provide for intersection visibility, such corner cutoff shall be defined by a line drawn from a point on the front (or rear) property line which is not less than thirty (30) feet from the intersection of the side and front (or rear) property lines and through a point on the side property line which is not less than thirty (30) feet from such intersection of the side and front (or rear) property lines.

(e)

The following shall not be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow within the sight triangle area.

(1)

Solid fences, walls, signs, structures, mounds of earth, solid post mailboxes, or other visual obstructions over thirty-six (36) inches in height and open work fences up to forty-two (42)inches in height.

(2)

Hedges, shrubbery and vegetation over, or with a growth characteristic over twenty-four (24) inches in height.

(3)

The lower edge of tree canopies of a single trunk tree shall be maintained at a minimum height of eight (8) feet above ground level, as measured from the adjacent street curb elevation.

Figure 3-4 Sight Triangle Areas

==> picture [288 x 216] intentionally omitted <==

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)