§ 300-42. Drive-through facilities., Article IV. Regulations Applicable To All Zoning Districts., Chapter 300. Zoning, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Oneonta, City

All vehicle stacking areas shall be clearly identified through the use of pavement markings, and/or curbing and landscaping features and shall be designed so they do not interfere with safe pedestrian and vehicle circulation on the site or along the public right-of-way.

The length of stacking areas shall be determined by the maximum length of stacking required to serve vehicles during the facility's peak hour of operation.

All drive-through establishment vehicle stacking areas shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from any lot line adjoining a residential property.

Any speaker system installed as part of the drive-through establishment shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from any property line adjoining a residential property.

Minimum lot size shall be in accordance with the Bulk and Use Tables.

Editor’s Note: The Bulk and Use Tables, listed in §§ 300-92 through 300-101, are included at the end of this chapter.

Drive-through menu boards and ordering windows shall be located completely behind the structure at the rear of the property. Fifty percent of the total stacking lanes shall be located at the rear or side of the property and must be shielded from view by the building, hardscape or landscape treatments.

Each parcel with a drive-through facility shall be limited to one point of shared ingress and egress. Where possible, cross access to the closest shared drive shall be provided.

Noise. Decibel levels shall not exceed 60 dBA at the closest residential property line.

Fences and buffers shall be provided in accordance with this chapter.

Luminaries or lighting fixtures shall not exceed 16 feet in height in vehicular areas and 10 feet in height in pedestrian areas.

Flood and area lighting shall be prohibited.

No outdoor lighting shall have an intensity greater than 0.5 footcandle at the development property line.