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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 14-311 Drive-through facilities.">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-311" heading="Drive-through facilities.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Nature of use.">A drive-through facility is considered a separate use, rather than accessory to a principal use, and is subject to the following standards.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Uses eligible for a drive-through facility.">Only the following uses are eligible for a drive-through facility:<para num="(1)">restaurants, including carry-out food shops;</para>
      <para num="(2)">financial institutions; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">retail goods establishments – no alcoholic beverage sales.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Stacking spaces.">All drive-through facilities must provide adequate stacking spaces, in accordance with Title 16 {“Off-Street Parking and Loading”} of this Code.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Service windows, A-frame signs, and queuing areas.">Service windows, A-frame signs, and queuing areas are prohibited along the front facade of any building.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Effect on traffic.">
      <para num="(1)">All drive-through lanes must be located and designed to ensure that they will not adversely affect the safety and efficiency of traffic circulation on adjacent streets.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A drive-through facility on an interior lot is limited to 2 curb cuts.  A drive-through facility on a corner lot is limited to 1 curb cut along each street frontage.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Exterior lighting.">No exterior lighting may be used that will produce a glare into or upon the surrounding area or any residential premises.</para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Screening.">All drive-through facilities must be screened from  public view in accordance with the requirements of the Baltimore City Landscape Manual.</para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Curbs.">Drive aisles must be separated from landscaped areas by curbs.</para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Intercom volume.">The volume on all intercom -menu displays must be maintained at a level so as not to be audible on adjacent residential properties.  The volume on all intercom-menu displays must comply with all local noise regulations.</para>
    <para num="(j)" heading="Waste control.">The operator of a drive-through facility must provide:<para num="(1)">adequate on-site outdoor waste receptacles; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">daily litter clean-up of the facility.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-216</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
