(A) Traffic circulation standards.
(1) Only one driveway providing vehicular access to and from the drive-through window or service area shall be provided from any street;
(2) The driveway providing access to the service windows shall be at least 50 feet from the back of the curb of an intersecting street measured to the centerline of the proposed driveway;
(3) The driveway providing access to the service windows shall be at least 25 feet from any driveway providing access to the site from a public street or from a driveway on an adjacent property;
(4) The driveway providing access and service windows shall be located away from adjacent residential uses;
(5) Internal traffic circulation patterns on the lot shall be adequate to keep traffic from backing into a street or blocking access to any required parking spaces located on the lot; and
(6) A traffic study addressing both on-site and off-site traffic and circulation impacts may be required as part of a permit application for a drive-through facility.
(B) Drive-through lane/aisle and stacking/queuing standards.
(1) Drive-through lanes shall be located away from the primary pedestrian entrance and shall not block the ability for vehicles to pull in and out of parking spaces;
(2) Aisle entrances and directional traffic flow shall be clearly designated by signs and pavement markings;
(3) Landscaping or concrete curbing shall separate each drive-through aisle from the property ingress/egress;
(4) (a) Drive-through aisles shall not serve as sole access to any parking space;
(b) If parking spaces are adjacent to a drive-through aisle, points of ingress and egress shall be provided independent of the drive-through aisle.
(5) Drive-through aisles shall have a minimum ten foot interior radius at curves and a minimum 12-foot width;
(6) A vehicle path analysis shall be performed by a licensed engineer to show how vehicles of various types will maneuver the drive-through lane;
(7) A drive-through aisle that provides access to a service window shall be designed as follows:
(a) Drive through food shall provide at least 40 feet between the menu board and the first service window and 80 feet between the drive-through lane entrance and the menu board;
(b) Drive-through, other shall provide at least 80 feet of stacking space;
(c) Stacking capacity is not counted towards required parking; and
(d) Additional stacking may be required if the city finds, based on accepted engineering principles, that the provided stacking is insufficient to ensure safe and effective traffic and pedestrian circulation.
(8) Exceptions. The city may approve alternatives to the requirements of this section if it determines, based on accepted engineering principles, that the alternate design will be equally effective in ensuring on- and off-site pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety and minimizing traffic impacts.
(C) Pedestrian access.
(1) Pedestrian access to building entrances shall be provided from public streets and sidewalks; and
(2) (a) Pedestrian walkways shall have clear visibility and shall be delineated from the pavement.
(b) Where possible, walkways shall not intersect drive-through aisle, stacking lanes or parking areas.
(D) Solid waste management/stormwater.
(1) No solid waste receptacle or stormwater structure may be located where it would interfere with drive-through lane stacking or site circulation.
(2) Dumpsters shall have covers and suitably enclosed to contain any spillover; and
(3) A litter cleanup plan/schedule shall be provided to the city as part of the site's stormwater management program.
(E) Noise. All drive-through uses shall comply with the city nuisance ordinance, specifically regarding noise.
(F) Buffer. An eight-foot high masonry wall or solid fence shall be erected and maintained along a property line where a drive-through use adjoins any residential zone.
(Prior Code, § 44.06) (Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992; Ord. 13-2020, passed 5-6-2020; Ord. 07-2023, passed 4-5-2023)