Star council moves to restrict drive‑throughs in downtown code update

Feb 12, 2026

City staff proposed adding language to the Central Business District purpose and standards to discourage — and in a later section to prohibit — drive‑through establishments in the soon‑to‑be‑defined downtown revitalization area; council asked staff to broaden 'restaurant' wording to cover all drive‑throughs and to clarify what counts as an 'incompatible use.'

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City staff presented multiple amendments to the Unified Development Code at a Feb. 10 special workshop, including a change to the Central Business District purpose that would steer drive‑through uses away from the downtown core.

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