5-5(I)   VEHICLE STACKING AND DRIVE-THROUGH OR DRIVE-UP FACILITIES

The following standards apply to all uses that require vehicle stacking, including but not limited to a drive-through or drive-up facility, fueling station, or car wash, and to any facility or parking area where traffic flow is controlled by an entry gate, ticket booth, or guard house.

5-5(I)(1)   Vehicle Stacking Spaces

5-5(I)(1)(a)   Vehicle stacking spaces shall be integrated into the site layout and shall not interfere with site access points, access to parking or loading spaces or areas, or internal circulation aisles and shall comply with stacking space dimensions required by the DPM.

5-5(I)(1)(b)   Vehicle stacking spaces shall be provided pursuant to Table 5-5-8 and other standards in this Subsection 14-16-5-5(I). Required stacking distances shall be measured from the end of the queuing lane or property line to the point of service, as specified in Table 5-5-8.

Table 5-5-8: Required Stacking Spaces
Activity	Minimum Required Stacking Spaces, per Establishment[1]		Measured from End of Queuing Lane To:
	General	UC-MS
Bank or Automated Teller Machine (ATM)	4	3	Teller window / ATM
Light Vehicle Fueling Station	1	1	End of fuel pump island
Car Wash, Conveyor-operated	12	6	Outside of washing bay
Car Wash, Self-service	3	2	Outside of washing bay
Restaurant	12	6	Pick-up window
Retail Store	4	3	Pick-up window
Other	Determined by the City Engineer based on anticipated demand
[1] Each stacking space shall be 20 ft. long unless specified otherwise in the DPM or by the City Engineer.

 

5-5(I)(2)   Drive-through or Drive-up Facility Design

5-5(I)(2)(a)   Drive-through lanes adjacent to public rights-of-way shall be screened by a landscape buffer area at least 6 feet wide containing a vegetative screen or wall constructed of a material similar in texture, appearance, and color to the street-facing façade of the primary building (but excluding exposed concrete masonry unit (CMU) block) at least 3 but not more than 4 feet tall. The landscape buffer area shall be provided on the public street side.

5-5(I)(2)(b)   Audible electronic devices such as loudspeakers, automobile service order devices, and similar instruments shall not be audible beyond the property line of the site.

5-5(I)(2)(c)   Drive-through service windows shall be angled at least 45 degrees from parallel with any abutting lot line of a Residential zone district so that it does not directly face the residential lot.

5-5(I)(2)(d)   In UC-MS-PT areas and the MX-H zone district, no drive-through lanes shall be located between the front façade of the primary building and the front lot line or within a required street side setback, except on lots that meet at least 2 of the following criteria.

   1.   The lot is located on a corner.

   2.   The lot is 21,780 square feet (1/2 acre) or smaller.

   3.   The lot does not have vehicular access to the street that the front façade of the primary building faces.

5-5(I)(2)(e)   In UC-MS-PT areas and the MX-H zone district, if a drive-through lane is allowed pursuant to Subsection 14-16-5-5(I)(2)(d), the drive-through lane shall be screened pursuant to Subsection 14-16-5-5(I)(2)(a), and enhanced pedestrian crossings, such as a raised crosswalk, shall be required where the drive-through lane crosses a pedestrian pathway to the primary entrance of the building.

5-5(I)(2)(f)   Drive-through service windows and any associated order board shall be located at least 50 feet in any direction from any abutting Residential zone district or lot containing a residential use in any Mixed-use zone district.

5-5(I)(2)(g)   Where abutting any Residential zone district or lot containing a residential use in any Mixed-use zone district, the edge buffering provisions of Subsection 14-16-5-6(E) (Edge Buffer Landscaping) shall apply.