A. Purpose; Interpretation: The purpose of this section is to provide standards for drive-in establishments to promote compatibility of this use with adjacent land uses and to ensure safe circulation of traffic on and off site. Drive-in establishments/uses include restaurants, banks and other financial facilities, automatic teller machines, cleaners, pharmacies and similar uses.
B. Applicability: Drive-in establishments/uses may be permitted as principal or accessory uses in the C-2 Commercial District. All drive-in establishments/uses shall be in conformance with the requirements of this section.
C. Site Plan Requirements: Drive-in establishments/uses shall be shown on site development plans where they are proposed as an accessory use to a principal use. Applicants for drive-in establishments/uses proposed as a principal use shall submit complete site development plans.
D. Location: Drive-in establishments/uses as accessory uses shall not be located within the front yard of the principal building.
E. Stacking Space Schedule: The minimum number of stacking spaces required shall be as shown in table 7-2 of this subsection.
TABLE 7-2
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS/USES
STACKING SPACE SCHEDULE
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS/USES
STACKING SPACE SCHEDULE
Use Type | Minimum Spaces
1 |
Measured From |
Use Type | Minimum Spaces
1 |
Measured From |
Bank teller window | 4 per window | Teller window |
Car wash, automatic | 6 per stall | Entrance |
Car wash, self-service | 2 per stall | Entrance |
Drive-through automatic teller machine (ATM) | 4 per lane | ATM |
Gasoline pump island | 2 per pump island | Pump island |
Laundry | 4 per window | Order window |
Pharmacy | 3 per window | Order window |
Restaurant | 8 per window | Order window |
Other uses | Determined by the Public Works Director based on ITE Transportation and Land Development Stacking Standards | |
Note:
1. The number of stacking spaces required may be reduced or expanded in conformance with ITE Transportation and Land Development, Stover and Koepke, 1988, which is incorporated with reference hereto, upon recommendation of the Public Works Director.
(Ord. 03-O-9, 3-18-2003)
F. Stacking Space Layout And Design:
1. Minimum stacking size: Eight feet by twenty feet (8' x 20') per space.
2. Minimum stacking setback from property line: Five feet (5').
3. Minimum stacking setback from property line along a street side: Twenty feet (20').
4. Separation from other internal driveways with raised medians and parking spaces: As determined by the Public Works Director.
5. Minimum drive-through lane radius:
a. Inside drive thru lane radius: Twenty feet (20');
b. Drive thru lane width: Twelve feet (12');
c. Outside drive thru lane radius: Thirty two feet (32').
6. The stacking space layout and design requirements may be reduced or expanded upon recommendation of the Public Works Director. (Ord. 16-O-5, 2-16-2016)
G. Entrances: Additional entrances shall not be permitted for drive-in structures unless recommended by the Public Works Director.
H. Order Box Noise:
1. The order box loudspeaker shall be positioned so that it is directed toward the vehicle and away from any abutting Residential Zoning District unless mitigated by a sound wall.
2. Drive-in establishments/uses employing order box loudspeakers shall not be operated between eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. and six o'clock (6:00) A.M., if abutting a Residential District.
I. Buffering: The drive-in establishments/uses, including the stacking lanes, shall be buffered from abutting land uses with a buffer yard in conformance with section 10-8-5 of this title. (Ord. 03-O-9, 3-18-2003)