§ 3.10.00. Standards for Drive-in Facilities.

All facilities providing drive-up or drive-through service shall provide on-site stacking lanes in accordance with the following standards:

(A)

The facilities and stacking lanes shall be located and designed to minimize turning movements in relation to driveway access to streets and intersections;

(B)

The facilities and stacking lanes shall be located and designed to minimize or avoid conflicts between vehicular traffic and pedestrian areas such as sidewalks, crosswalks, or other pedestrian access ways;

(C)

A by-pass lane shall be provided;

(D)

Stacking lane distance shall be measured from the service window to the property line bordering the furthest street providing access to the facility;

(E)

Minimum stacking lane distance shall be as follows:

(01)

Financial institutions shall have a minimum distance of 200 feet. Two stacking lanes may be provided that together total 200 feet. No stacking lane may be less than 100 feet;

(02)

All other uses shall have a minimum distance of 120 feet;

(03)

Alleys or driveways in or abutting areas designed, approved, or developed for residential use shall not be used for circulation of traffic for drive-in facilities;

(F)

Where turns are required in the exit lane, the minimum distance from any drive-in station to the beginning point of the curve shall be 34 feet. The minimum inside turning radius shall be 25 feet;

(G)

Construction of stacking lanes shall conform to all engineering design standards adopted by the Hardee County;

(H)

No driveway for a drive-in business may be closer than 50 feet to the driveway of an adjacent business. No driveway of a drive-in business may be closer than 100 feet to the curb of an adjacent intersection.