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4.0B ACKGROUND 15 When the Planning Division and its consultant developed the design standards for 16 the Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts during the Zoning Ordinance update, 17 there was discussion and debate of certain sub-uses and whether greater flexibility 18 should be offered. One area (in two separate code sections) proving to be a 19 challenge is the treatment of drive-through facilities and refuse enclosures, 20 specifically their proximity to an adjacent street and the fact that the current 21 requirements do not always lead to aesthetically pleasing designs. 22 Below are the specific standards: 23 1005.02.I: Design Standards Section reads as follows: 24 Garages Doors and Loading Docks: I.Loading docks, refuse, recyclables, 25 and/or compactors shall be located on rear or side facades and, to the extent 26 feasible, garage doors should be similarly located. Garage doors of attached 27 garages on a building front shall not exceed 50% of the total length of the 28 building front. Where loading docks, refuse, recyclables, and/or compactors 29 abut a public street frontage, a masonry screen wall comprised of materials 30 similar to the building, or as approved by the Community Development 31 Department, shall be installed to a minimum height to screen all activities. 32 33 1009.02.D.12: Conditional Uses; Specific Standards and Criteria 34 12. Drive-through Facilities: 35 a. Drive-through lanes and service windows shall be located to the side or 36 rear of buildings and shall not be located between the principal structure 37 and a public street. 38 b. Points of vehicular ingress and egress shall be located at least 60 feet from 39 the street right-of-way lines of the nearest intersection. 40 c. The applicant shall submit a circulation plan that demonstrates that the use 41 will not interfere with or reduce the safety of pedestrian and bicyclist 42 movements. Site design shall accommodate a logical and safe vehicle and 43 pedestrian circulation pattern. Adequate queuing lane space shall be 44 provided without interfering with on-site parking/circulation. 45 d. Speaker box sounds from the drive-through lane shall not be loud enough 46 to constitute a nuisance on an abutting residentially zoned property or 47 property in residential use. 48 e. Drive-through canopies and other structures, where present, shall be 49 constructed from the same materials as the primary building and with a 50 similar level of architectural quality and detailing. 51 f. A 10-foot buffer area with screen planting and an opaque wall or fence 52 between 6 and 8 feet in height shall be required between the drive-through 53 lane and any property line adjoining a residentially zoned property or 54 property in residential use. 55 Amdt14_DriveThrough_RCA_061713.doc Page 2 of 4