From: Gerald Fisher
Sent: Tue May 30 08:38:33 2017
To: Aldo Rodriguez
Subject: FW: Question about fence construction permit and height code
Importance: Normal
Call her back.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Edwards [mailto:lori_edwards@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 2:48 PM
To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Fw: Question about fence construction permit and height code
Hi Gerald,
I'm having trouble reaching Aldo. Is there someone else I should try?
Thank you,
Lori Edwards
--- On Tue, 5/23/17, Lori Edwards <lori_edwards@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Lori Edwards <lori_edwards@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Fw: Question about fence construction permit and height code
> To: "Aldo Rodriguez" <arodriguez@cityofmolalla.com>
> Cc: "Brenda Reiner (Molalla)" <breiner@cityofmolalla.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 10:10 AM
> Hello
> again. I'm just hoping you can let me know that you've received my
> email. I can wait for the information but want to make sure it
> reached you.
> Thank
> you!
> Lori
> Edwards
>
>
>
>
> ----- Forwarded
> Message -----
> From: Lori Edwards
> <lori_edwards@yahoo.com>
> To:
> "arodriguez@cityofmolalla.com"
> <arodriguez@cityofmolalla.com>
>
> Sent: Tuesday,
> May 16, 2017 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Question
> about fence construction permit and height code
>
> Hi
> there,
> I thought
> I'd check back about this. We're a bit away from installing the fence
> so when you get some time, please let me know.
> Thank you,
> Lori
> Edwards580 Carter
> Lane
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Gerald
> Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
>
> To: Lori
> Edwards <lori_edwards@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Aldo Rodriguez
> <arodriguez@cityofmolalla.com>; Brenda Reiner
> (Molalla) <breiner@cityofmolalla.com>
>
> Sent: Tuesday,
> April 25, 2017 12:20 PM
> Subject: RE: Question
> about fence construction permit and height code
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> #yiv7711282235 Hi Lori, Aldo works with private property and
> planning issues and can answer your questions, but he is out
> sick today. He will hopefully be back in the next day or
> two. Thanks. Regards,Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works
> DirectorCity of Molalla117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248
> |Molalla, OR 97038Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct:
> 503.759.0218CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The
> information contained in this email message, including any
> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended
> recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged
> information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or
> distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended
> recipient and have received this communication in error,
> please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all
> copies of the original message. Thank you. From: Lori Edwards
> [mailto:lori_edwards@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:02
> PM
> To: Gerald Fisher
> <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
> Cc:
> Aldo Rodriguez <arodriguez@cityofmolalla.com>; Brenda
> Reiner (Molalla) <breiner@cityofmolalla.com>
> Subject: Re: Question about fence
> construction permit and height
> code This is very helpful. We
> do just want to make sure that our flag lot and shared
> driveway situation does not apply before we continue.
> Right now, our view pulling into the shared driveway is
> blocked by a 6 foot fence that borders our property and 806
> Toliver Road and by a lean-to at the corner of the
> neighbors property. The neighbors at 560 Carter Lane has
> guests, delivery drivers and pedestrians that enter Carter
> Lane and cannot be seen until we completely pull out into
> Carter Lane, and we also have a parking area right next to
> the fence. Can you confirm that the height restriction
> does not apply under these circumstances? We're
> careful when we pull out, but can't control what
> visitors do. We also see that 560's visitors
> sometimes park and use the area next to the fence to back in
> and turn around when leaving. This is fine with us,
> but we want to make sure we don't have a liability
> issue if something happened while they pull out from by
> that fence. Thank
> you, Lori
> Edwards
> From: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
> To: Lori Edwards <lori_edwards@yahoo.com>
>
> Cc: Aldo Rodriguez <arodriguez@cityofmolalla.com>;
> Brenda Reiner (Molalla) <breiner@cityofmolalla.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 11:32 AM
> Subject: RE: Question about fence
> construction permit and height
> code Hi
> Lori, Here
> is the code information you are looking
> for. 18.04.020 Vehicular access and
> circulation. O. Vision Clearance. The
> minimum distance of a vision clearance area shall be 20
> feet. Where the angle of intersection between streets is
> less than 30 degrees, the distance shall be increased to 30
> feet. No visual obstruction (e.g., sign, structure, solid
> fence, or shrub vegetation) over 42 inches in height shall
> be placed in “vision clearance areas” on streets,
> driveways, alleys, or mid-block lanes where no traffic
> control stop sign or signal is provided. The minimum vision
> clearance area may be modified by the Public Works
> Director/City Engineer upon finding that more or less sight
> distance is required (i.e., due to traffic speeds, roadway
> alignment, etc.). This standard does not apply to light
> standards, utility poles, trees trunks and similar
> objects. The
> sight distance is measured from the curb on Toliver Road in
> your situation. You can be at 6 feet to within 20 feet of
> the curb then drop to 42 inches to provide sight distance
> for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicles approaching your
> driveway location. You have the option of moving the 6 foot
> restriction farther back than 20 feet if you choose to do so
> since the 20 foot distance is a minimum requirement. If you
> are wanting to verify your property line location then you
> will have to consult with a professional land surveyor
> licensed in Oregon. They are the only folks that can provide
> you with actual property line locations in the field. There
> are no permit requirements for a fence unless you exceed the
> height requirements. Aldo, our City Planner, can help you
> with that process if needed. He can be reached at
> 503.759.0219. Brenda, our Senior Engineering Technician,
> can verify distance for transition up to a 6 foot tall fence
> if needed. She can be reached at 503.759.0243. Thanks and
> have a good week. Regards,Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works
> DirectorCity of
> Molalla117 N
> Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR
> 97038Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct:
> 503.759.0218CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The
> information contained in this email message, including any
> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended
> recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged
> information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or
> distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended
> recipient and have received this communication in error,
> please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all
> copies of the original message. Thank
> you. From: Lori Edwards [mailto:lori_edwards@yahoo.com]
>
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 4:38
> PM
> To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
> Subject: Question about fence
> construction permit and height
> code Hi there. My husband and I
> at 580 Carter Lane are planning to build a fence to line
> the driveway and along the north side yard and have a few
> questions. When I first purchased the
> house in 2010 I asked staff from the City of Molalla to
> come to make some fencing recommendations. I'm not
> sure of the names of the employees that came out (I have a
> card around here somewhere!) but they told me that my
> west to east fence that meets the private lane is outside
> of code. My property is one of two flag lots on Carter
> Lane, and the residents at 560 Carter Lane and I both have
> lengths of private driveway (Carter Lane) that meet the
> street at Toliver Road. I was told that the east end of
> the fence that runs west to east that meets Carter
> Lane should be at a lower height twenty feet back so as not
> to obscure the view entering Carter Lane.
> I have been unable to locate
> this in code research. It is possible that they were
> viewing Carter Lane as a city street and not a private
> driveway, thus the recommendation for the lower fence, but
> Carter Lane is a private driveway.
> I just need to know what the
> code actually is so we can modify the fence height if
> needed and keep the code in mind when replacing the
> fence. I plan to also fence the
> line of the private drive that borders 806 Toliver Road and
> need to know the process for getting permits for
> this. Also, we will need to have someone come out to
> determine the exact property line for the project(s). This
> may already be on file from when Carter Lane was asphalted
> and the existing fence on the north edge was built but we
> need to know for certain before we
> start. Thank
> you, Lori Edwards
> 580 Carter
> Lane503-442-9570
>
>
>
>
>
>
>