18-19.070 Drive-Through Facilities.
a. Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of this section to provide for the orderly regulation of businesses that have drive-through facilities in commercial zones. It is recognized that these facilities, by their very nature, have some objectionable characteristics, such as noise, idling vehicles and traffic conflicts. In order to protect and preserve public health, safety and welfare, special regulation review of these uses is necessary.
b. Permit Required. Drive-through facilities are permitted subject to a use permit as specified in the zoning district regulations, subject to the following performance standards.
c. Performance Standards. All drive-through facilities shall meet the applicable criteria and standards as required by this section or any other regulation of the City; provided, that the Planning Commission or City Council, as the case may be, may relax such standards or impose stricter standards as an exercise of discretion upon a finding that such modifications are reasonably necessary in order to implement the general intent of this section or to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, community and the environment.
1. Entries and/or exits to drive-through facilities should be a minimum of one hundred (100') feet from any intersection or from another drive-through facility on the same side of the street, except within a shopping center. Shorter distances from road intersections may be approved if the City Engineer determines that public safety and/or the efficiency of traffic circulation will not be compromised.
2. Drive-through stacking lanes should be a minimum of one hundred (100') feet from any residential zoned lot.
3. Sound attenuation walls, landscaping or other mitigation measures may be required as necessary to mitigate drive-through speaker and traffic noise on nearby residential uses.
4. Drive-through aisles should have a minimum twelve (12') foot width on curves and a minimum eleven (11') foot width on straight sections.
5. Drive-through aisles should provide sufficient stacking area behind the menu board to accommodate a minimum of six (6) cars (approximately one hundred fourteen (114') feet).
6. No drive-through aisles should exit directly into a public right-of-way. Aisles should be integrated with the on-site circulation and should merge with the driveway.
7. Drive-through aisles should be separated from landscaping areas by a six (6") inch high, poured in place, concrete curb or other suitable protective device meeting City approval.
8. Landscaping should screen drive-through aisles to the extent feasible. (Ord. #248-2020, S2 (Exh. A))