Workshop Item Michelle Wolfe, City Manager
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Council Requested Items for Discussion
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Topic #1
Councilmember Jeppson has submitted a request to review school zone safety standards. She reports a number of serious incidences have happened in the school zones this year and would like the Council to discuss long lasting and cost efficient safety improvements.
Urgency Level
Medium - within the next 2-3 workshops
Topic #2
Councilmember Jeppson has submitted a request to consider reducing the fencing site triangle from 60’ to 25’.
Urgency Level
Medium - within the next 2-3 workshops
Staff Comments
Chapter 25.02 - Definitions of the Blaine Zoning Ordinance states:
Intersection sight distance triangle: The intersection sight distance triangle, in the case of ninety (90) degree intersecting streets, shall be described as the area within a triangle formed by connecting the following three (3) points: the point of intersection of the curb lines adjacent to the lot of the intersecting streets, a point sixty (60) feet from said point of intersection along one (1) curb line, and a point sixty (60) feet from said point of intersection along the other curb line. In the case of all other intersecting streets, the intersection sight distance triangle shall be defined by the Zoning Administrator.
Chapter 33.05 - Lot Provision of the Blaine Zoning Ordinance states:
(e) The required front yard of a corner lot shall not contain any wall, fence, or other structure, tree, shrub, or other growth, which may cause danger to traffic on a street or public road by obscuring the view. On corner lots, in any district, no structure or planting in excess of thirty (30) inches above the curb line shall be permitted within the intersection sight distance triangle.