Ord_1606 PASSED (edited for Indoor Entertainment)

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3. Terraces, steps, uncovered porches and patios, decks, stoops, or similar features which do not 4019 extend above the height of the ground floor level of the principal structure or to a distance less 4020 than 2 feet from any lot line. Notwithstanding this requirement, patios shall not be less than 10 4021 feet from a street right-of-way. 4022 4. Fences constructed and maintained in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Title. 4023 1011.06: VISIBILITY TRIANGLES IN ALL DISTRICTS: 4024 A. Purpose: This section is intended to define and regulate areas around street intersections for the 4025 purpose of preserving adequate sight lines for the safety of motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians passing 4026 through the intersections. Visibility triangles are described by locating Points A, B, and C as 4027 instructed in this Section and connecting these points with straight lines. 4028 B. Applicability: Although the visibility triangles described in this section at least partially overlap land 4029 in the public right-of-way, the requirements of this section apply only to the privately owned property 4030 (i.e., land which is not in the public right-of-way) that lies within a visibility triangle. 4031 C. Definitions: The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings 4032 respectively ascribed to them: 4033 1. Street X: At an intersection, Street X is the street of higher classification or, if intersecting streets 4034 are of equal classification, the primary street as determined by the Community Development 4035 Department. 4036 2. Street Y: At an intersection, Street Y is the street of lower classification or, if intersecting streets 4037 are of equal classification, the street which is not determined by the Community Development 4038 Department to be the primary street. 4039 3. Width of Street: The distance in feet measured from back-of-curb to back-of-curb or, in the 4040 absence of a curb, the distance measured perpendicularly from the edge of the paving surface to 4041 the opposite edge of the paving surface. 4042 D. Parcels Zoned Low-Density or Low to Medium Density Residential: The visibility triangle for a street 4043 intersection adjacent to an LDR- or LMDR-zoned parcel shall be described as follows: 4044 1. Point A: Located by extending the curb lines (or pavement edges where there are no curbs) of 4045 Streets X and Y toward the intersection until the curb lines meet. 4046 2. Point B: Located on the curb line of Street Y 45 feet from Point A. 4047 3. Point C: Located on the curb line of Street X 45 feet from Point A. 4048 E. Parcels Not Zoned Low-Density Residential or Low to Medium Density Residential: The regulations 4049 in this section shall apply to all private property, except LDR- or LMDR-zoned property, within 4050 visibility triangles. 4051 1. Controlled Street Intersections: 4052 a. Four-way Stop or Traffic Control Signal: The visibility triangle for a four-way stop or traffic 4053 signal controlled intersection shall be described as follows: 4054 i. Point A: Located at the intersection of the center lines of Streets X and Y. 4055