Except as permitted herein, in any zone, at any street intersection, railroad crossing, or any driveway intersection, no fence, structure or planting, other than ground cover, shall be erected or installed within the sight distance triangle as shown in the table and the illustrations below.
MAJOR APPROACH
SIGHT TRIANGLES AT INTERSECTIONS1, 2, 3
MINOR APPROACH
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREET | DRIVEWAY | |||
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREET | DRIVEWAY | |||
MAJOR APPROACH | Major Arterial | L = 325 feet | L = 325 feet | |
R = 150 feet | R = 150 feet | |||
M = 15 feet | M = 15 feet | |||
Minor Arterial | L = 325 feet | L = 275 feet | ||
R = 150 feet | R = 150 feet | |||
M = 15 feet | M = 15 feet | |||
Collector | L = 200 feet | Nonresidential | ||
R = 150 feet | L = 200 feet | |||
M = 15 feet | R = 150 feet | |||
M = 15 feet | ||||
Residential | ||||
L = 150 feet | ||||
R = 120 feet | ||||
M = 15 feet | ||||
Local Street | L = 175 feet | L = 75 feet | ||
R = 130 feet | R = 55 feet | |||
M = 15 feet | M = 10 feet | |||
UNOBSTRUCTED SIGHT TRIANGLE
SIGHT TRIANGLES AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS1, 2, 3
APPROACH
PRIVATE OR PUBLIC STREET OR HIGHWAY | ANY TYPE OF PRIVATE DRIVEWAY | |
Railroad Approach | D = 725' M = 35' or 9 feet behind stop bar, whichever is greater L = 8' | D = 325' M = 25' L = 6' |
Where D' = | Distance along rail | Distance along rail |
Where M' = | Distance from rail/stop bar | Distance from rail |
Where L' = | Distance from edge of pavement | Distance from edge of pavement |
1 The table assumes right angle intersections and straight major approach movements within the sight distance. Situations involving skewed intersections, curvilinear streets and other mitigating factors shall have sight distances, as determined by the Urban County Traffic Engineer.
2 In the B-2, B-2A, and B-2B zones, the sight triangle may be modified at signalized intersections, as determined by the Urban County Traffic Engineer.
3 Wire or chain link fences may be located within the sight triangle when approved by the Division of Traffic Engineering and the Division of Building Inspection upon a finding that visibility would not be impaired.
(Code 1983, § 3-3; Ord. No. 263-83 , § 1, 12-15-1983; Ord. No. 158-88 , § 1, 7-7-1988; Ord. No. 29-2006 , §§ 1, 2, 2-9-2006; Ord. No. 166-2017 , § 2(3-3), 11-16-2017)