All businesses which provide drive-through facilities for serving customers within their automobile shall provide adequate off-street stacking space and lanes which meets the following requirements.
(A) Each stacking space shall be computed on the basis of eight feet in width and 20 feet in length. Each stacking lane shall be ten feet in width;.
(B) Clear identification and delineation between the drive-through facility and parking lot shall be provided. Drive-through facilities shall be designed in a manner which promotes pedestrian and vehicular safety.
(C) For all drive-through facilities which have a single stacking lane, an escape lane shall be provided which allows other vehicles to pass those waiting to be serviced.
(D) Required stacking spaces may not occupy required or actual front yard setbacks, unless otherwise permitted by the Planning Commission.
(E) The number of stacking spaces per service lane shall be provided for the following uses. When a use is not specifically mentioned, the requirements for off-street stacking space for a similar use shall apply. The Planning Commission may permit deviations from this requirement if it is demonstrated that such deviations are appropriate and will improve the site.
Use | Stacking Spaces Per Service Lane |
Use | Stacking Spaces Per Service Lane |
Banks | 6 |
Car washes (automatic) entry | 8 |
Car washes (automatic) exit | 1 |
Car washes (self-service) entry | 3 |
Car washes (self-service) exit | 1 |
Dry cleaning | 4 |
Fast-food restaurants | 8 |
Photo service | 4 |
(Ord. 285, passed 12-8-2003) Penalty, see § 154.999