The purpose of this section is to regulate fast food, drive-in and drive-up window commercial uses in order to limit the potential for impairment of traffic flow on roads providing access to the use; to ensure adequate off street queuing and ingress/egress; and to limit the noise and other negative impacts on adjacent land uses.
A. Drive-Through Lanes: Drive-through lanes shall be separated from circulation lanes required to enter or exit the property. Drive-through lanes shall be marked by special striping, pavement markings or barriers. Drive-through lanes shall not cross or intersect the principal pedestrian access route to such establishment. Drive-through lanes shall be designed and located in such a manner as to minimize impacts on adjoining properties, and shall be screened and buffered in such a manner as to minimize noise impacts. An opaque screening treatment shall be provided on all sides of the site that are located adjacent to residentially zoned property.
B. Queuing Distance: Queuing distance shall be measured from the beginning of the pavement markings delineating the drive-through lane to the order board or pick up window, avoiding overlap with circulation lanes, sidewalks or driveways.
C. Distance To Dwelling Unit, Another Drive-In Or Drive-Up Window Commercial Use: A commercial use with a drive-through lane shall not be located within two hundred feet (200') of a single-family dwelling unit. No commercial use with a drive-through window shall be located within five hundred feet (500') of another commercial use with a drive-through window when both uses are located on the same road segment in order to minimize impacts on traffic flow on the roadway. A commercial use with a drive- through window may be located within five hundred feet (500') of another commercial use with a drive-through window, provided the access to the use is from a different road segment with appropriate traffic control devices between access points.
D. Distance To Intersection, Road: A commercial use with a drive- through window may not be located within two hundred feet (200') of the intersection of any major road, arterial road or collector road with another major road, arterial road or collector road. (Ord. 708, 12-10-2008)
E. Signage: Any new drive-through facility shall be required to post signs informing customers of the county's anti-idling resolution. (Ord. 818, 2-26-2014)