A. 
Intent. This chapter is intended to provide special development and performance standards to regulate food- and drink-related drive-through facilities to minimize the impacts on pedestrians, safety, traffic and queuing, noise, lighting, air pollution, and aesthetics associated with their use.
B. 
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide guidance to achieve drive-through facilities designed to address development impacts, operational elements, site and built design elements, and safety.
(Ord. 1089, 10/14/2025)
The following development standards shall apply to drive-through uses:
A. 
Residential Setback. The drive-through facility and ordering board shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from the boundary of any residential zone or PD subarea (excluding mixed-use districts), unless separated by a masonry wall.
B. 
Queuing Analysis. An on-site queuing plan shall be provided to the city engineer for review and approval. Traffic circulation shall be designed to ensure efficient circulation on and off the subject site. Furthermore, vehicles shall not queue onto a public street, alley, driveway, or onto adjacent properties/parcels not associated with the drive-through use without a cross access agreement.
C. 
Separate Waiting Lane. For new drive-through facilities, the drive-through lane shall be a separate lane from the circulation routes and aisles necessary for ingress to or egress from the property or access to any off-street parking spaces.
D. 
Vehicle Stacking. Drive-through ordering board speakers shall be located to allow a minimum of four cars to queue behind the ordering vehicle to prevent vehicles from stacking in the drive aisle of the parking lot.
E. 
Pedestrian Access and Circulation. Pedestrian access shall be provided from each abutting street to the primary entrance with a continuous four-foot-wide minimum sidewalk or delineated walkway. Pedestrian walkways shall not intersect the drive-through lane when feasible, but where this cannot be avoided, the walkways shall have clear visibility and shall be delineated by textured and colored paving.
F. 
Ordering Board. The ordering board speaker for the drive-through shall be oriented and directed to face away from adjacent residential uses.
G. 
Building Design. All drive-through facilities shall be subject to the city of Brentwood Commercial and Industrial Design Guidelines. The drive-through facility must be architecturally compatible with any other buildings on site and with the surrounding neighborhood.
H. 
Location. Food- and drink-related drive-through facilities shall be prohibited within 300 feet of Brentwood Boulevard measured from the curb along Brentwood Boulevard to the drive-through building or drive-through lane, whichever is closer.
(Ord. 1089, 10/14/2025)
The following performance standards shall apply to drive-through uses:
A. 
Noise. Noise levels from speakers shall comply with the city's noise ordinance outlined in Chapter 9.32 Noise Regulations of the Brentwood Municipal Code.
(Ord. 1089, 10/14/2025)