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§ 155.181 YARD AND BUILDING SETBACK EXCEPTIONS.
   (A)   The following requirements are intended to provide exceptions or qualify and supplement, as the case may be, the specific district regulations set forth in this chapter.
   (B)   No yard, open space, or lot area required for a building or structure shall, during its life, be occupied by any other building or structure except:
      (1)   Overhanging roofs, eaves, gutters, cornices, decks, carports, or any other architectural features up to three feet from the side property line;
      (2)   Non-enclosed driveways and parking spaces, curbs, sidewalks, steps, and terraces;
      (3)   Open porches and decks may encroach ten feet into the front yard setback, and 16 feet into the rear yard setback;
      (4)   Fences, walls, and hedges, subject to the regulations as set forth in this section;
      (5)   Flagpoles and light poles;
      (6)   Garbage disposal equipment, non-permanent;
      (7)   Landscape features, planting boxes, mailboxes, and recreational equipment;
      (8)   Parking spaces subject to the regulations set forth in §§ 155.255 through 155.257;
      (9)   Signs, subject to the regulations set forth in §§ 155.270 through 155.280;
      (10)   Trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants subject to the sight obstruction requirements in this section;
      (11)   Lots platted prior to adoption of this chapter may be developed without a variance for minimum lot width at the front building line if all other requirements are met;
      (12)   Buildings existing at the adoption of this chapter may, without a variance, be extended along existing exterior lines so long as setback requirements in the direction of the extension are met;
      (13)   Temporary, non-habitable buildings for uses incidental to construction work, immediately adjacent to the work and which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the work. Motor homes or campers are not permitted; and
      (14)   Lots having frontage on more than one street shall provide the required front yards along those streets.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.26.070)
§ 155.182 SIGHT TRIANGLES.
   (A)   Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      PEDESTRIAN SIGHT TRIANGLE. The area of visibility to allow for the safe passage of a pedestrian.
      SIGHT TRIANGLE. The area of visibility required on a corner to allow for the safe operation of vehicles, trains, pedestrians, and cyclists in the proximity of intersecting streets, rail lines, sidewalks, and bicycle paths.
      SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION. An intersection with traffic controlled by an automated traffic signal.
      STOP-CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. An intersection with traffic control stop signs. The intersections of alleys, private roads, and driveways are considered STOP-CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS for the purpose of sight triangle requirements.
      UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION. An intersection with no traffic control signs including driveways.
      YIELD CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. An intersection with traffic control yield signs.
   (B)   Restrictions.
      (1)   No obstructions to vision shall be allowed within the applicable sight triangle(s). Any object shall be deemed as an obstruction if it is located within any applicable sight triangle and the object is between two and one-half feet and ten feet above the edge of the roadway except in the C-1 Zoning District where the Public Works Director may waive these requirements.
      (2)   When more than one sight triangle applies to the same corner, all applicable sight triangle requirements must be satisfied.
      (3)   Setback requirements found elsewhere in this code shall not be decreased by this section.
   (C)   Point of measurement. All distance herein shall be measured from the curb or, where there is no curb, from the end of the pavement or gravel, unless otherwise specified.
   (D)   Uncontrolled intersections. Each uncontrolled intersection shall have a sight triangle of 70 feet on each leg except the intersection of two alleys may have a sight triangle of 25 feet on each leg.
   (E)   Stop-controlled intersections. Each stop-controlled intersection shall have a sight triangle based on the speed limits of the adjoining accessways. These distances are shown in the table in division (H)(1) below.
   (F)   Yield-controlled intersections. Each yield-controlled intersection shall have a sight triangle of 70 feet on each leg.
   (G)   Signalized intersections. Signalized intersections should be considered as stop-controlled for the purpose of sight triangle requirements.
   (H)   Pedestrian sight triangle.
      (1)   At intersecting sidewalks or bicycle paths, and at any intersection of a sidewalk or bicycle path with a street, alley, or driveway, a ten-foot pedestrian sight triangle shall be maintained. Pedestrian sight triangle legs are to be measured from the intersecting edges of sidewalks or bicycle paths, and the paved or unpaved edge of a street, alley, or driveway.
 
Operating Speed (mph)
25
30
35
40
45
50
Distance (feet)
Residential
300
375
470
580
700
840
Commercial/Industrial
490
645
820
1,020
1,340
1,710
 
      (2)   Stop-controlled intersections shall be measured from 20 feet back of the intersecting street (curb line or edge of pavement) on the centerline of the drive lane to centerline of the drive lane in either direction.
      (3)   Modifications to these requirements may be made base on the current standards of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
   (I)   Infrastructure design criteria. See the city’s infrastructure design criteria in §§ 155.075 through 155.080.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.26.080; Ord. passed 2-16-2017)
§ 155.183 HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS.
   The following structures or parts thereof are exempt from the height limitations set forth in the zoning districts:
   (A)   Agricultural buildings: barn, silo, windmill, but not including dwellings;
   (B)   Chimneys, smokestacks, penthouse, spires, flagpoles, ventilators, skylights, derricks, conveyors, and cooling towers;
   (C)   Radio and television antennas and towers, observation towers, power transmission towers, and cellular communication towers;
   (D)   Water tanks and standpipes; and
   (E)   Other similar and necessary mechanical appurtenances pertaining to and necessary to the permitted uses of the districts in which they are located; provided that they are not used for human occupancy.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.26.090)
OUTDOOR LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS
§ 155.195 INTENT.
   (A)   (1)   The intent of this subchapter is to focus on the actual physical effects of lighting, as well as the effect that lighting may have on the surrounding neighborhood. Exterior lighting shall be evaluated in the planned development process to ensure that the functional and security needs of the project are met in a way that does not adversely affect the adjacent properties or neighborhoods.
      (2)   The degree to which exterior night lighting affects a property owner or neighborhood will be examined considering the light source, level of illumination, hours of illumination, and need for illumination in relation to the effects of the lighting on adjacent property owners and the neighborhood.
   (B)   The purpose is to create standards for outdoor light so that its use does not unreasonably interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of property within the jurisdiction. It is the intent of this subchapter to encourage, through regulation of types, kinds, construction, installation, and uses of outdoor electrically powered illuminating devices, lighting practices and systems which will conserve energy without decreasing nighttime safety, utility, security, and productivity, while enhancing nighttime enjoyment of property within the incorporated areas of the city.
   (C)   The intent of this section is to:
      (1)   Eliminate glare into neighboring property or street rights-of-way;
      (2)   Limit light trespass over a property line onto residential property;
      (3)   Limit the maximum light level for buildings;
      (4)   Assure that lighting standards will be complied with prior to building permit issuance; and
      (5)   Encourage community lighting practices that will promote personal safety and crime prevention.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.26.100)
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