Chapter 26 ZONING*
Article II. Use Districts.
26-51 Drive-in establishments.
A. Applications. Before any property proposed for a drive-in
type service can be considered for a use permit, an application shall be made to
the planning commission along with two plot plans, landscape plans with the type
and number of plant materials and irrigation system, drawings indicating the
exterior elevations of any proposed buildings or structures, fences or
enclosures, types of materials and colors to be used, and signs to be
displayed.
B. Signs. Signs must conform to the requirements of the use
district in which the drive-in establishment is to be located, pursuant to
Section 26-200 et seq.
C. Fencing. Drive-in type services adjoining any residential
district shall have a six foot solid fence located along its property lines.
Fences so erected shall be architecturally pleasing and in conformance with the
requirements of Section 26-48.
D. Landscaping. Areas between driveways, at corners, and
along property lines shall have a planting strip at least three feet wide in
which landscaping materials and an irrigation system is provided. Said
landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition at all times, and
dead plant materials replaced when detected.
E. Rental/Storage. No rental equipment, trailers, or storage
of camp trailers shall be permitted to be parked on the premises.
F. Prohibited Activities. Activities conducted on the
premises shall not produce noise, dust, vibration, or glare objectionable to
adjacent properties. In the case of noise, the decibel rating at the property
lines shall not exceed the normal street background sounds. No outside speakers
or background music, or radio transmission shall be installed when such use is
adjacent to residential development. In all other cases, sounds emanating from
speakers shall be tuned to a volume which cannot be detected outside the
property lines.
G. Waste Storage Areas. All outdoor areas used for the
storage of wastes shall be completely enclosed and hidden from view by a wall or
fence six feet in height.
H. Phased Development. The entire site, exclusive of planting
areas, shall be paved with either con-
crete or asphalt, except that if development of the site is to
be phased, the planning commission may approve a use permit provided the owner
of the site enters into an agreement with the city with all of the following
provisions for the undeveloped portions of the site:
1. Provide and maintain a dust-free surface;
2. Prohibit accumulation and/or storage of debris or
materials in a manner that creates blight or a nuisance;
3. Establish a time period or activity requiring landscaping
and paving of all undeveloped areas of the site;
4. Provide security relating to performance of the
requirements of the agreement in a form acceptable to the city
attorney.
I. Display of Merchandise. Merchandise shall not be displayed
except within an enclosed structure.
J. Lighting. All lighting shall be arranged so that no
illumination will occur on adjacent properties nor shall any glare be projected
onto the traveled surface of adjoining streets. Driveway illumination shall be
accomplished by lamps not to exceed forty-eight inches in height located at
driveway approaches.
K. Parking Areas. Parking and aisle space shall be arranged
so as to prevent backing of vehicles onto public thoroughfares.
L. Size of Property. Properties shall be of sufficient size
to permit self-parking pursuant to city standards, and allow free movement of
vehicles by customers as well as service vehicles.
M. Equipment to be Screened. All mechanical equipment
including air conditioners and refrigeration units shall be installed in a
manner to be screened from view and sound dampened to reduce noise to a
minimum.
N. Access. Access to secondary streets may be permitted only
when approved by the public works director. Access approaches shall not exceed
thirty feet in width and shall not exceed two for each one hundred linear feet
of curb. There shall be a minimum of twenty-two feet of clear space between
driveways. (Ord. No. 1167 (part); Ord. No. 1663 (part).)