(a) Establishment of Building Lines. Along every street right-of-way a building line shall be established from the centerline of the right-of-way a distance equal to the width of the existing right-of- way or the width of the right-of-way as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(1) Required Setback Defined. As used in this section, “required setback” means that distance between the established building line and the actual or proposed street right-of-way. No structure or other use of land, except parking, shall be located in the required setback. In no case shall the required setback be less than 30 feet.
(2) Parking Within the Required Setback. Open parking or loading spaces shall be permitted to extend toward the street right-of-way from the established building line a distance equal to 40% of the required setback distance as measured from the right-of-way or the proposed right-of-way. In no case shall any part of a parking area be closer than 15 feet to any established or proposed right-of-way.
(3) Platted Setback. No structure or other use, including parking, shall be located between the street right-of-way and the platted building line.
(b) Setbacks Along Freeways or Expressways. The setback for all buildings and accessory buildings and parking along freeway and expressway rights-of-way shall be 50 feet.
(c) Establishment of Sight Triangle. At every intersection of street rights-of-way, a sight triangle shall be established. As used in this section, “sight triangle” means the right-of-way lines of intersecting streets with the third side being a line passing through a point on each right-of-way line that is a distance, from their point of intersection, equal to the sum of the width of both rights-of-way divided by four.
(d) Maintenance of Visibility. Within the sight triangle, clear visibility shall be maintained between two and one-half feet and ten feet above the average centerline grade of intersecting streets, except trunks of all existing trees or light or sign supports. Such a support shall have a maximum dimension of six inches or less of its horizontal section. If there are two or more supports on a framework, they shall not have an opaqueness of more than 10% when viewed parallel to the third side of the sight triangle. The maintenance of clear visibility first requires that there shall be no vehicle parking or standing space provided within the sight triangle.
(Ord. 5-89, passed 5-8-1989)