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Planning staff recommend code tweaks to visibility triangle and fence height
Summary
Planning & zoning staff proposed amending code to measure the 25-foot visibility triangle from street/right-of-way line (not pavement) and to allow 4-foot see-through fences (still limited to 30% solid); council was supportive and asked for ordinance text to be returned for formal action.
Planning and zoning staff brought forward recommended edits to city code chapter 165 addressing how to measure the 25-foot visibility triangle and the maximum front-yard fence height. Staff said public commenters had expressed concern that current wording could be misread to require measuring from pavement; the recommended change would explicitly use the street/right-of-way line as the measurement point. Planning also recommended increasing the current 3-foot allowance for certain fences to 4 feet (maintaining a 30% solid limitation for sightlines), reflecting common 4-foot chain-link fencing.
Council members discussed the basis for the 3-foot standard (sightlines for passenger cars) and agreed the change maintains safety while accommodating common fencing products; staff said they would draft ordinance language and return it to council for formal consideration.
