Citrus Heights requires a clear sight triangle at corner lots and driveway approaches. The typical standard is a 25-foot by 25-foot triangle measured from the curb face intersection, within which fences, walls, and vegetation must not exceed 3 feet in height.
The corner visibility rule protects motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists at intersections. Citrus Heights Municipal Code zoning provisions establish a clear sight triangle at every corner lot. The standard triangle is 25 feet measured along each curb face from the corner, connecting to form a hypotenuse. Within this triangle, no fence, wall, hedge, shrub, or structure may exceed 3 feet in height above the street elevation. Trees with the canopy pruned above 7 feet are permitted within the triangle because they do not block driver sight lines. Similar but smaller triangles apply at driveway-sidewalk intersections (typically 10 ft x 10 ft). Public Works and Code Enforcement jointly enforce these standards, with abatement authority to require vegetation trimming or fence relocation at owner expense. Corner lot violations are particularly common and aggressively enforced following collisions.
Sight obstruction: 10-day abatement notice, then city abatement at owner cost plus $250+ administrative fee. Liability exposure if accident occurs.
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