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PW CASE lit ESTABLISHING VISION CLEARANCE TRIANGLE INTO CITY CODE By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer At the x!{ },'c, ff~:~'r 2003 and January 28, 2004 Public Works Committee meeting there was discuss i(m ;~ i' c:;taDlishi ng a vision clearance triangle to enhance intersection safety. You may rc~:ail ii,at, in November, the Committee reviewed similar policies and ordinances fi'om twelve nc trby communities. At that meeting it was apparent that the River Falls model w~s. kh,~: :, nest comprehensive of those reviewed. At the January meeting the River Falls pt~tic ;~ wa~; dra rtcd fbr inclusion into section 9.11.01 of our city code. However, prior to l'cco~q31rtk~ll.(li Ig introduction of the proposed ordinance, the Committee requested that staff' show il t{~ impact of the tri angle on adjacent properties in circumstances which typically n ~i;~i~l be fimnd in the city. Attach(~(l t:) il~iy: t;astz is a figure which illustrates areas of private properties which would be imp:~c:ic,t ~,,; ~. result of adopting this ordinance. This ordinance would have the greatest impact ()~ cc3~ ~,',r lots in which the intersecting streets are uncontrolled (no stop condititms). In ~nost cases, the area of impact to private property could be greatly reduced and ust,',~[ [y, :Ii ~ninatcd altogether by posting a stop condition on one of the streets. 1! shoui(i a I:~o }),'~ noted that the proposed ordinance also applies to alleys and commercial drives. ~['h,zi',: ~x ottld also be an impact to private property from this provision which would range ['toni ;.; io 10.5 lbot triangle depending on whether it intersected a minor or MSA (oolite/(,) :4! Sta fl' rcc~>~ c~<is th at the Committee forward the draft ordinance to the City Council for introducl io~ t~cl that it be reviewed by the City Attorney, Community Development and the Pol Action Motion I~ >~ it ~: (;rmmfittce to fo~wvard the draft ordinance to the City Council for introdu~.:i i(;~ ~t that it is reviewed by the City Attorney, Community Development and Revicu cd Com~n~!i~ilS, i ),<:vclopmcnt Director l~ublic Work:~ i)ircctor Assistani t',ti>li,, Works Director City PW: 1}7,/i'//l).!.