A. The intersection sight distance provisions contained in A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials are adopted as the presumptive standard applicable to all controlled intersections within the city provided, however, that the city manager or his or her designee may, where consistent with public safety, specify greater or lesser intersection or sight distances. Unless otherwise required by the city manager or his or her designee, all controlled intersections shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with such sight intersection distance provisions. Additionally, no landscaping, fence, utility equipment, wall or other structure in excess of thirty-six inches in height above the roadway (or which intrudes into the sight triangle at a height of less than eighty-four inches or so as to obscure or block the visibility of any traffic control device or sign located at such intersection) shall be constructed or maintained in the area identified as the sight triangle, nor shall any parking be allowed within the area of the sight triangle. For purposes of this section a “controlled intersection” means an intersection equipped with a stop sign, yield sign, traffic control signal or other suitable traffic control warning sign.

B. On corner lots located at uncontrolled intersections, no landscaping, fence, utility equipment, wall or other structure in excess of thirty-six inches in height above the roadway (or which intrudes into the sight triangle at a height of less than eighty-four inches or so as to obscure or block the visibility of any traffic control device or sign located at such intersection) shall be constructed or maintained within the triangular area bounded by intersecting property lines and a line connecting the point on each of the property lines which is twenty-five feet form the intersection of the property lines. Unless otherwise required by the city manager or his or her designee, all uncontrolled intersections shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with such sight intersection distance provisions. For purposes of this section an “uncontrolled intersection” means an intersection that is not equipped with a stop sign, yield sign, traffic control signal or other suitable traffic control warning sign. (Ord. 1999-33 § 1)