Agenda - Public Works Committee - 02/17/2004

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]Subd 7. A vision clearance triangle shall be established at each intersection corner in flrder to provide adequate site distance. The vision triangle shall be formed by creating a ird le~ which connects the ends ortho l¢~s which are in line with of face of the urbs. (~n Streets which h~v¢ a stop conditi~)n the length of'the le~ shall be 25 feet from e nearesf£ace of the curs on the cross street'bein~ approached and shall be 50 feet for streets without stop conditions. The vision triangle shall also apply at alleys and at zommer¢ial driveways with the leg distance of 25 feet. The vision triangle shall be three ztimensional and shall extend from 30 inches to nine feet above the top of curb. Where the wordin~ herein refers to horizontal measurement from the face of curb and no curt~ ~xists, the'edge of pavement shall be used instead. Where the wording herein refers to 'vertical measurement from top of curb and no curb exists, the measurement, shall ixinches above the The vision clearance triangle shall contain no fence, pavement. Ftructure, ~arth bank hedge, planting, wail or other sight obstruction. The followina are bxempted:~ utility poles, fire hydrants, traffic signals and sig-ns, tress trimmed ~9 [and plant species of open ~owth habit that are not planted in the form of a hedke and~ ~ '- 'which are planted and trimmed as to leave an unobstructed view in all seasons. There shall be no parking allowed along the curbs within the vision triangle. Construction of new buildings or new additions to existing buildings that extend into the vision triangle shall not be permitted. Existing buildings shall not be considered an obstruction und~,r..:~he terms oftllis section. The city engineer may waive this provision where the natural ,: :ontour 0fthe ~ound is such that there can be no cross visibility at the intersection. -4- 13