§ 122-983. Vehicle storage spaces for drive-in and drive-through facilities.

(a)

All commercial facilities that include drive-in or drive-through services as either a principal or accessory use shall provide motor vehicle storage areas according to the following minimums:

(1)

Financial institutions: Five motor vehicle storage spaces for each service lane.

(2)

Restaurants:

a.

Restaurants and fast food restaurants: Five motor vehicle storage spaces for each service lane.

b.

Drive-in or drive-through restaurants: Eight motor vehicle storage spaces for each service lane.

(3)

Public and franchise utility business offices: Eight motor vehicle storage spaces for each service lane.

(4)

Full service carwashes and automotive services (except gasoline sales): Eight motor vehicle storage spaces for each service lane.

(5)

Grocery store, drugstore, package goods, dry cleaners, gasoline sales: Three motor vehicle storage spaces for each service lane.

Motor vehicle storage spaces for all other uses not specifically mentioned shall be determined on an individual basis during the site plan review process.

(b)

The minimum size of each motor vehicle storage space within a motor vehicle storage area is 9½ feet by 21 feet.

(c)

The number of required motor vehicle storage spaces may include the ones for customers being served.

(d)

Storage areas and service lanes may not interfere with other motor vehicle traffic circulation on or off the site. The storage areas and service lanes may not interfere with ingress and egress to parking areas, loading areas, driveways or public rights-of-way.

(e)

Storage areas and service lanes must be clearly marked with striping, directional arrows and directional signs.

(f)

No portion of a storage area or service lane may be within a street widening setback.

(g)

Motor vehicle storage areas and service lanes for drive-in or drive-through facilities must be screened from all bordering public streets with a landscape screen as specified in section 122-260(c)(2).

(h)

Drive-in or drive-through service facilities with a reverse traffic pattern must have a visual screen consisting of a berm landscaped with hedge plants so that the headlights from motor vehicles in storage areas or service lanes will not shine into the eyes of motor vehicle drivers on public streets.

(Code 1961, § 22-12(10); Code 1985, § 7-923; Ord. No. 2401, § 4, 9-7-93)