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1325.04 Additional Minimum Requirements for Drive-In Businesses, Drive-up Windows, Fast Food Restaurants and Automobile Service Stations. (revised 6/27/22) Because drive-in businesses, drive-up windows, fast food restaurants and automobile service stations present certain unusual problems, they are hereby required to meet the following requirements in addition to the general requirements applicable to them in the zoning district in which they are to be located, unless otherwise regulated in this Code: Subd. 1 Location. A. Proximity to Schools, Churches, Public Recreational Areas and Residential Lots. No drive-in business, drive-up window, or fast food restaurant shall be located on a site that is within four hundred (400) feet of a public, private or parochial school, a church, a public recreation area, or any residentially zoned property. B. Proximity to Other Establishments. In any Business Zoning District, no drive-in business, drive-up window, or fast food restaurant shall be located on a site that the proximity of the boundaries of another one is determined by the City Council through the PUD process to be incompatible with the area in which it the proposed use is to be located. A drive-in business, drive-up window, fast food restaurant, and automobile service station may be limited in proximity as deemed appropriate by the City Council so as not to unreasonably interfere with adjacent and nearby uses. C. Unreasonable Traffic Volume. No drive-in business, drive-up window, or fast food restaurant shall be located on a site if the probable result of such location would be to unreasonably increase traffic volume on nearby streets. D. Size of Lot. No drive-in business, drive-up window, or fast food restaurant shall be located on a lot of less than twenty-four thousand (24,000) square feet. Subd. 2 Site Development Standards A. Landscaping. A lot to be used for drive-in business, drive-up window, fast food restaurant or automobile service station purposes shall be landscaped at least to the following depths from each lot line: 1. Twenty (20) feet from the front lot line, except for approved access drive. 2. Ten (10) feet from each side lot line. 3. Fifteen (15) feet from rear lot line. B. Electronic Devices. Electronic devices such as loudspeakers or devices, and similar instruments, shall not be located within fifty (50) feet of any adjacent lot regardless of use or zoning district.