Dimensional standards
Lot
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- By-pass lane minimum width10 ft
A by-pass lane shall be provided adjacent to the drive-through lane or lanes, with a minimum width of ten feet.
- Menu board orientation
A drive-through window or menu board shall not be located on the front of any building, nor on the side of a building which faces a public street. Menu boards or other informational boards shall face away from public rights-of-way.
- No cover within 25 feet of intersection25 ft
No portion of a drive aisle nor any of the standing spaces required for a drive-through, shall be covered by a roof, overhang, canopy, building or structure within 25 feet of an intersection with any of the following: public right-of-way, pedestrian walkway, drive aisle.
Noise
- Noise abatement required
Plans shall include provisions for noise buffers to adjacent properties.
Other
- Curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. distance from intersection150 ft
The distance between a public street intersection and a curb cut providing access to or from a parcel with a drive-through shall be a minimum of 150 feet.
- Drive-through setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. or park50 ft
Where such a vehicle stacking lane, including the required buffer for the lane, abuts a residential zoning district or park, the window, service area, or vehicular stacking lane shall be set back at least 50 feet from the property boundary abutting the residential district or park.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area for a building with a drive-through window shall be no less than one acre (43,560 square feet), with a minimum street frontage of not less than 200 feet.