In districts where permitted, drive-through facilities shall not be located within 50 feet of public rights-of-way or within 50 feet of a residential zoning district. Stacking lanes for drive-through facilities must be designed in a manner so that vehicle queuing does not interfere with access driveways, interparcel connections, or maneuverability in and out of off-street parking spaces. Stacking lanes shall be clearly identified through the use of striping, landscaping, and/or signs, and stacking lanes for fast-food establishments shall provide a means for vehicles to escape from the drive-through queuing stream.

When a drive-through operation is located adjacent to a residential zoning district or residential use and it involves an exterior loud speaker, volumes must be monitored and controlled so as to minimize audible sound from the loud speaker at the property line. Prior to operation, or to mitigate unwanted noise after commencement of a drive-through operation, the zoning director may require noise attenuation be installed on the site with the exterior loudspeaker, if volumes cannot be reduced below those audible at the property line or if buffers are inadequate to mitigate noise from the exterior loud speaker.

(Ord. No. 12-22-20, 1-5-2021)