This vision clearance standards section applies to the following zoning districts: PR; AG; IA; R1; R2; R3; UR; M1; M2; MP; UV; IS; NC; LC; GC; OC; CB; HC; EP; IC; I1; I2; and HI. The intent of the vision clearance triangle standards section is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the zoning jurisdiction of the city by eliminating visual obstructions at intersections.
(A) Generally. The following standards in division (B) below apply.
(B) Vision clearance triangle. A vision clearance triangle shall be maintained at every intersection of two or more streets, intersection of a street and alley, and intersection of a street and driveway.
(1) Horizontal area.
(a) Arterial streets. The vision clearance triangle leg lengths shall be 25 feet as measured from the edge of pavement (see “A” in the illustration below) when one or more of the intersecting streets is an arterial street.
(b) Other streets. The vision clearance triangle leg lengths shall be 15 feet as measured from the edge of pavement (see “A” in the illustration below) when one or more of the intersecting streets is a collector or local street.
(2) Vertical area. No primary or accessory structures, landscaping, fences, walls or signs shall be permitted to be placed or to project into the vision clearance triangle between the heights of two and one-half feet and nine feet above the crown of the adjacent roadway.
(3) Exemptions. The following shall be exempt from the vision clearance triangle standards:
(a) Public street signs;
(b) Utility poles;
(c) Utility warning marker (e.g., buried gas line);
(d) Any driveway intersections with an interior local street within a subdivision; and
(e) A mailbox and post at the intersection of a single-family dwelling’s or two-family dwelling’s driveway and a street; provided the post does not exceed two feet in circumference.
(Ord. 10-2010, passed - -2010, § 5.95)