[R.O. 2009 § 450.010; Ord. No. 3853, 9-27-2018[1]]
A.
In addition to other applicable provisions
in this Code, all Drive-Through Services shall be governed by the
provisions in this Article.
1.
Site Plan Review.
a.
Site Plan Review shall be required
for all Drive-Through Services in conjunction with a Permitted Use
or Use allowed by Special Use Permit in a Non-Residential District.
b.
Site Plan Review shall not be required for freestanding ATM Facilities. In applicable Districts, freestanding ATM Facilities shall be permitted under the provisions of Section 410.080, Procedures for Obtaining a Special Use Permit.
c.
Site Plan Review applications for Drive-Through Services shall comply with all requirements and procedures set forth in this Chapter 425, Article III. In addition, the Director may require the Applicant to submit, at Applicant's cost, a sealed traffic study, acceptable to the City, with the Site Plan Review application when the layout of the Property or proposed Drive-Through Services or the existing traffic on the Property is deemed to potentially have an adverse impact on traffic or parking conditions on the Property or adjacent Streets and accessways. The traffic study shall include the following:
d.
Any Lot that changes its Principal
Use must submit, and receive approval of, a new Site Plan Review prior
to operating new Drive-Through Services.
2.
Design Standards. All Drive-Through
Services shall adhere to the following design standards:
a.
Each queuing lane shall be designed
to prevent parking and traffic circulation congestion, both on-site
and on adjacent Streets and accessways.
b.
Queuing lanes shall have a minimum
width of twelve (12) feet, unless otherwise waived by the Commission
or Board based on the findings of a traffic study.
c.
Queuing lanes that obstruct the pathway
between the Off-Street Parking Areas and entries into the Building
shall be designed with a pedestrian crossing that is delineated by
raised or delineated pavement and signage.
d.
No Drive-Through Services shall be
located across the Street from or adjacent to a Lot in a Residential
District or Lot with a Residential Use, unless the intervening Street
is an Arterial or Collector Street.
e.
The Commission or Board may require
additional landscaping and/or Fencing be provided for Drive-Through
Services when it is deemed necessary to provide a Buffer Area for
adjacent uses.
f.
Order/menu boards for Restaurants
shall not exceed seven (7) feet in height or fifty (50) square feet
in area. Order/menu boards in size, location, or number that is not
permitted may be authorized under a Sign Plan, or when possible, in
conjunction with or as part of Site Plan Review.
[Ord. No. 4033, 5-28-2020]
3.
Queuing Space Requirements.
a.
Each queuing space shall be a minimum
of twenty-two (22) feet, unless otherwise waived by the Commission
or Board based on the findings of a traffic study.
b.
Queuing spaces for Drive-Through
Services shall be provided as follows:
[Ord. No. 4033, 5-28-2020]
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Land Use
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Queuing Spaces*
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Financial Institutions
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4 queuing spaces per service window
or Automated Teller Machine
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Restaurants, with pick-up window
and separate order board and/or pay window
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5 queuing spaces, plus 3 queuing
spaces from order board to pay window (if provided), plus 2 queuing
spaces to pick-up window. If no separate pay window is provided, a
total of 10 queuing spaces shall be provided.
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Restaurants, with pick-up window
only
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5 queuing spaces
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General Retail Use and Personal and
Business Service Shops
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3 queuing spaces per service window
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ATM Facilities (Freestanding)
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3 queuing spaces
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Automotive Washing Facility (Self-Service)
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Line-up area for each wash stall
sufficient to accommodate 4 cars.
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Automotive Washing Facility (Not
Self-Service)
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Reservoir (line-up) parking equal
to 5 times the capacity of the car wash bay.
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Other Uses
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If the Land Use is not provided above,
the Commission or Board shall determine the required queuing spaces
based on the traffic report submitted with the Site Plan Review application
and/or analysis of an existing comparable facility within or in near
proximity of the City.
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Exceptions
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The Commission or Board may reduce
or increase required queuing spaces for a Land Use provided above
based on the traffic study submitted with the Site Plan Review application
and/or analysis of an existing comparable facility within or in near
proximity of the City.
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