19.09.11 Drive-thru Requirements

1. Each stacking space shall accommodate one vehicle and be no less than 20 feet in length from the point of service. 2. All Drive-thru facilities must provide at a minimum 3 stacking spaces (60’) per lane. See Table 19.09.10. for additional requirements by use. Up to 3 stacking spaces may be counted towards required parking. 3. Entrances and exits of drive-thru lanes shall be clearly marked to designate the direction of traffic flow. 4. A Final Traffic report shall be provided and approved to demonstrate how all queuing shall be contained within the property, business, or use and not affect the surrounding roads. Stacking shall be designed so that it does not have the potential to overflow onto the street or adjacent property, business, or use. 5. Landscaping shall be provided as described below: a. All drive-thru lanes adjacent to public streets shall have landscaped strips of not less than ten feet in width placed between the sidewalk and the drive-thru lanes that contain a berm, hedge, or screen wall with a minimum height of three feet to minimize intrusion of lighting from headlights and other lighting from surrounding properties. 6. All Drive-thru lanes adjacent to residential development or residentially-zoned property shall be setback a minimum of 20 feet from the non-residential property line. Speaker boxes that are located between a non-residential building and residential development or residentiallyzoned property shall not operate between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.