Title
Drive-Through Restaurants in HDC-2 and 3 Zoning Districts in Olympia - Briefing
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Issue:
Staff briefing on the proposed text amendment to allow drive-through restaurants to be established in the High-Density Corridor 2 and 3 zoning districts by Conditional Use Permit, for existing buildings that already has an established drive through service.
Staff Contact:
Paula Smith, Associate Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.753.8596
Presenter(s):
Paula Smith, Associate Planner
Proposal:
The City of Olympia received a proposed text amendment to amend the City's municipal code (Attachment 1) Chapter 18.06 Commercial Districts. The proposal would allow drive-through restaurants to be established in the High-Density Corridors 2 and 3 zoning districts (Attachment 2), subject to a Conditional Use Permit and the following:
1. Allowed for an existing building that has an established drive through service already, and
2. Complies with the fast food vehicle stacking requirements in the Parking and Loading Chapter, section 18.38.100.
Background and Analysis:
As found on Table 6.01 in OMC 18.06.040, restaurants with drive-through facilities are only allowed in a limited number of Olympia's commercial zoning districts (Attachment 2). These zones are:
* For Existing Restaurant with Drive-Throughs:
o Downtown Business (Permitted, if established before January 1, 1994)
o General Commercial (Permitted)
o High Density Corridor-3 (Conditional Use)
o High Density Corridor-4 (Permitted)
* For New Restaurant Drive-Throughs are allowed only in:
o General Commercial (Permitted)
o High Density Corridor-4 (Permitted)
Use standards for drive-through uses in commercial districts are found in OMC 18.06.060.F (as referenced in Attachment 1).
Note that there are no other specific development or design standards for drive-through businesses other than those found in OMC Chapter 18.38 Parking and Loa...
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