ARTICLE II. GENERAL
REGULATIONS
DIVISION 2. GENERAL YARD REGULATIONS
Sec. 24.1-226. Sight distance requirements at intersections
Sight triangles shall be required at
all street intersections and site entrances. Sight triangles shall
include the area on each corner of a street or entrance that is
bounded on two (2) sides by lines running along the pavement edges
of the intersecting streets or streets/driveways between the sight
points and the point of intersection, and on the third side by a
straight line (hypotenuse) connecting the two sight points (see
Figure II-4 in Appendix A). The sight point location shall be
determined as follows based on the roadway classification:
|
Street
Classification |
Distance of Sight Point from Point of
Intersection with Another Street or with a Site Entrance |
|
Feet |
|
|
Access Street |
20 |
|
|
Subcollector |
20 |
|
|
Minor Collector |
30 |
|
|
Major Collector |
40 |
|
|
Minor Arterial |
50 |
|
|
Major Arterial |
60 |
|
(1)
Signs, plantings, structures or other obstructions which obscure or
impede sight lines between three feet (3') and six feet (6') in
height above grade shall be prohibited within the sight triangle.
(2) The sight triangle shall be clearly shown and its purposes noted
on all plats and plans.
Ord. No. 08-17(R),
03/17/09 |