The purpose of this chapter is to establish regulations for
drive-in and drive-through businesses to address vehicle circulation,
pedestrian access and circulation, and noise.
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The regulations contained in this chapter shall apply to all new drive-in and drive-through sales and service facilities as defined in Section
17.04.080 (Definitions) and shall be in addition to any other development standards and regulations contained elsewhere within the zoning code (e.g., lighting). Drive-in and drive-through sales and service facilities shall only be authorized in conjunction with the permit requirements of the zoning code.
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The following standards shall be the minimum requirements for
all drive-in and drive-through sales and service facilities. Modifications
to these provisions may be considered in conjunction with the discretionary
review:
A. Drive
Aisles. The minimum standards for drive-through and remote teller
aisles are as follows:
1. On
Curves. Aisles shall have a minimum 10 foot interior radius and a
minimum of 12 foot width.
2. On
Straight Sections. Aisles shall have a minimum 12 foot minimum width
on straight sections.
3. Aisles
shall provide at least 180 feet of stacking for each facility, as
measured from the furthest service window or unit to the entry point
into the drive-up lane. Non-food and/or non-beverage businesses may
reduce the stacking space to a minimum of 60 feet. Exceptions may
be granted when an applicant demonstrates that the required stacking
space is unnecessary.
4. Aisles
shall be separated from the site's ingress and egress routes or access
to a parking space.
B. Pedestrian
Access and Crossings. Pedestrian walkways should not intersect the
drive-through aisles, but where they do, the walkways shall have a
clear visibility and shall be delineated by textured and colored paving
and shall be clearly signed to alter vehicles in the drive-through
aisles.
C. Noise.
Drive-up windows and their order stations with amplified sound shall
be 100 feet from residential structures measured from the amplified
sound source. Drive-up windows or remote tellers without amplified
sound may reduce the separation distance to a minimum of 75 feet from
residential structures. These minimum separation standards may be
reduced where an applicant produces a noise analysis by a qualified
acoustical professional to demonstrate that the proposed noise source
will meet all of the city's adopted noise standards for nearby residences.
D. Signs. Signage for drive-up windows and remote tellers shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter
17.84 (Signs).
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Findings below shall be made in order to approve a drive-in
and drive-through sales and service facility.
A. The
design and location of the facility and lane will not contribute to
increased congestion on public or private streets adjacent to the
subject property.
B. The
design and location of the facility and lane will not impede access
to or exit from the parking lot serving the facility nor impair normal
circulation within the parking lot.
C. The
design and location of the facility will not create a nuisance for
adjoining properties.
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