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Councilors consider requiring masonry walls plus landscaping when drive‑throughs face streets
Summary
As part of a broader zoning code update, planning staff proposed allowing drive‑through elements that face public streets only if developers add a masonry screen 3–4 feet high plus trees and shrubs to block headlights and queues; councilors asked about height flexibility, elevations and design treatments.
The committee considered a zoning-code amendment (ZCA 37) on Sept. 10 that would change how drive‑through facilities are treated when portions of the drive‑through aisle, ordering station or window face a public street.
Planning staff said the city currently disallows any part of a drive‑through facility to face streets, but variances have been granted in tight lots. Staff presented examples from…
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