Drive-through facilities shall be developed and operated in compliance with the following standards.
(A) Required permit. Drive-through facilities are allowed as accessory uses subject to approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 23.27.
(B) Circulation plan and queue analysis. A pedestrian and vehicular circulation plan and queue analysis shall be submitted for approval by the review authority. The plan and analysis shall evaluate the trip generation characteristics of the proposed operation and data from existing franchises in other jurisdictions, if applicable, and indicate how vehicle queuing will be accommodated on site and drive-through, pedestrian, and vehicular circulation will be designed to allow safe, unimpeded movement of vehicles at street access points and within the travel aisles and parking space areas and provide for pedestrian safety. The plan shall also indicate how vehicles will circulate to and through the drive-through or use drive-up facilities in a manner that will not impede traffic flow on any public right-of-way.
(C) Drive-through lanes. Drive-through lanes shall be developed in accordance with the following except where modified by the review authority.
(1) A minimum 15-foot interior radius at curves and a minimum 12-foot width is required.
(2) Each drive-in and drive-through entrance and exit shall be at least 100 feet from an intersection of public rights-of-way, measured at the closest intersecting curbs, and at least 25 feet from the nearest driveway approach apron on an adjacent property.
(3) Each entrance to an aisle and the direction of flow shall be clearly designated by signs and/or pavement markings or raised curbs outside of the public right-of-way.
(4) There shall be a minimum waiting lane length of 150 feet from the center of a pick-up area to the point of entry or beginning of the drive aisle.
(5) The queuing space shall be located completely clear of any adjacent public right-of-way and all circulation aisles provided on a site.
(D) Landscaping. Each drive-through aisle shall be screened with a combination of decorative walls and landscape to a minimum height of 20 inches to prevent headlight glare and direct visibility of vehicles from adjacent streets and parking lots.
(E) Pedestrian walkways. Pedestrian walkways shall not intersect drive-through lanes, unless no alternative exists. In such cases, pedestrian walkways shall have clear visibility, emphasized by enhanced paving or markings.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)