(A) No person shall construct, operate, or maintain a drive thru business within the city without first obtaining a conditional use permit. The following standards shall apply to drive-thru businesses in all districts, except motor vehicle fuel stations.
(1) Hours. The hours of operation shall be limited to 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., unless extended by the City Council as part of the conditional use permit.
(2) Any drive-thru business serving food or beverages may also provide, in addition to vehicular service areas, indoor food and beverage service seating area.
(3) Each drive-thru business serving food may have outside seating.
(4) Each food or beverage drive-thru business shall place refuse receptacles at least at all exits to the building.
(5) No drive-thru business shall have access on any street designated or primarily used as a general residential subdivision street.
(6) Architectural standards.
(a) As a part of the conditional use permit application, a color illustration of all building elevations must be submitted.
(b) The architectural appearance, scale, construction materials, and functional plan of the building and site shall not be dissimilar to the existing nearby commercial and residential buildings, so as not to constitute a blighting influence.
(c) All sides of the principal and accessory structures are to have essentially the same or a coordinated harmonious finish treatment pursuant to Chapter 212 (General Yard, Lot Area, and Building Requirements), of this title.
(d) Exterior wall treatments like brick, stone (natural or artificial), decorative concrete block and stucco shall be used.
(e) If canopies cover the drive-thru, support columns shall be constructed with the same design and materials as those used on the building.
(f) Earth tone colors of exterior materials including the canopy support columns shall be required.
(g) Ten percent of the building facade may contain contrasting colors. Contrasting colors shall be those colors not defined as earth tones. The canopy may have contrasting color bands or accent lines not to exceed an accumulative width of 4 inches. The color bands shall not be illuminated.
(h) Exterior storage areas suitable for storage containers for all waste material may be located on the site. All commercial refuse containers shall be constructed of a similar design and materials used on the building.
(Ord. 2011-06-07A, passed 6-7-2011)