Local Street Tree Plan, Admin Order 58-96-23-F

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6. Street Tree Planting Location Standards. 6.1 General. On public streets without sidewalks, trees shall be located so as to accommodate future sidewalk placement and with regard to current and future utility line corridors. Trees and shrubs (which attain a height of eighteen inches (18 ") or more) that may form a hedge or screen shall not be allowed within the "Vision Clear Zone" of a street, alley, or driveway intersection so as to obscure required traffic sight distances. Curves in the road, hills, and other site specific factors may require extensions of these dimensions. For more information on Vision Clear Zones, see the Vision Clear Zone Brochure. 6.2 Minimum street tree planting clearances: Minimum Distance from Feature Small Medium Large Feature (up to 35' ht.) (up to 60' ht.) (over 60' ht.) Alleys 15 feet 15 feet 15 feet Courtesy walks /sidewalks 2 feet 3 feet 4 feet Driveways 5 feet 5 feet 10 feet Fire hydrants 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet Intersections 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet Manholes and Catch basins 5 feet 10 feet 10 feet Water meters 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet Utility boxes 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet Utility poles 5 feet 10 feet 10 feet Street lights 10 feet 20 feet 30 feet Stop signs At least 35 feet or more if necessary Regulatory signs Not to block sign 6.3 Minimum distance from sidewalks and curbs: Trees should be centered in the planting strip between the sidewalk and the street curb. If centering within the planting strip is not possible, or desirable due to design considerations, the tree must be located at least two feet from the sidewalk edge or the curb edge. 6.4 Minimum distance from buried utility lines that traverse the planting strip: 8" - 10" water & sewer 10 feet 12" - 16" water & sewer 15 feet 18" + water & sewer 20 feet All other services 10 feet Exhibit B to Street Tree Plan Agreement