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Commissioners push for extra oversight on drive‑through facilities in Lusby town center
Summary
The draft zoning would permit drive‑throughs in parts of Lusby Town Center; commissioners raised traffic, stacking and circulation concerns and asked staff to require site‑plan reviews and consider special‑exception review by the board of appeals in locations with constrained circulation.
Planners proposed allowing drive‑through facilities, with conditions, in the village commercial district of Lusby Town Center and in other town‑center subareas where circulation can meet stacking requirements. Commissioners said they support local business opportunities but worried about traffic and the ability of small parcels to safely handle multi‑car stacking.
"Because remember the problem…a fast food restaurant that's extremely popular, got 25, 30 cars, there is nowhere for it to go," a commissioner said during discussion, pressing staff for concrete stacking and circulation criteria. Staff noted a typical stacking standard of seven cars and said site plan review — including public works and state highway review when access impacts a state road — would determine whether a parcel can safely accommodate a drive‑through. Several commissioners supported requiring a board of appeals special exception for sensitive sites to add an extra layer of review.
