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Council adopts new rules for drive‑through restaurants, including tiered review and buffer from freeway ramps
Summary
The council approved zoning amendments that group new drive‑through restaurants into four tiers (with conditional‑use review for higher‑impact tiers), set minimum queuing and site‑layout standards, and directed staff to create an approved list of traffic consultants and a 200‑foot buffer from freeway on/off ramps.
The Glendale City Council approved a package of zoning changes to limit the neighborhood impacts of new drive‑through restaurants and to standardize how the city reviews them. The rules establish a four‑tier system for drive‑through restaurants, require conditional use permits for higher‑impact tiers, set minimum lot and queuing standards, and prohibit using public streets or alleys for drive‑through queueing.
Staff said the changes respond to a city‑wide moratorium on drive‑throughs (in place 2022–2024) and build on a study by traffic consultant JBA & Associates. Principal Planner Vista, who led the presentation, said the city will classify new drive‑through restaurants into tiers using a queuing and trip‑generation analysis tied to Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) standards. “Tiers 1 and 2 are lower‑intensity and would be subject only to development standards;…
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