City of Georgetown, Texas
Code Enforcement

Obstruction Of View Of Oncoming Traffic

August 6th, 2009 by Lacie H.

 

Unified Development Code Sec. 12.03.D.1.

City Ordinance prohibits having tall plants or hedges taller than three (3) feet from the street gutter line or low-hanging tree branches lower than seven (7) feet (measured from the highest point of the street) on a corner lot where it obstructs motorists’ view of on-coming traffic. The sight triangle consists of an area beginning at the intersection of the curbs and going twenty-five (25) feet down each curb line. A line between those two points completes the triangle.


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