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The standards herein supplement the provisions of CMC 18.31.450, Off-street parking standards, and CMC 18.50.110, Off-street parking plan design standards. Where there is a conflict, the provisions herein apply, except that the Public Works Director may override this requirement and apply the public works standard for a driveway if the Public Works Director finds that a failure to apply the public works standards will result in a threat to public safety.

(1) Purpose.

(a) To create a safe, convenient, and efficient network for vehicle circulation and parking.

(b) To enhance the visual character of interior access roads.

(c) To minimize conflicts with pedestrian circulation and activity.

(2) Driveways. Driveways shall meet the standards in Chapter 12.60 CMC.

(3) Parking Entry Location. Parking lot and parking garage entries shall provide vehicular access in the following order of preference:

(a) Alleys (when alley access is provided, no additional driveway access from a public street shall be allowed except as necessary for fire protection).

(b) Basic block-frontage streets.

(c) Mixed block-frontage streets.

(d) Landscaped block-frontage streets.

See related standards for parking and driveway location under Article IV of this chapter. See CMC 18.31.570 for garage entry and pedestrian safety standards.

(4) Drive-Throughs. Where allowed, drive-through facilities shall meet the standards of CMC 18.50.080 and the public works design and construction standards, in addition to the following:

(a) Block-Frontages. For the purpose of complying with the block-frontage standards in Article IV of this chapter, drive-through lanes are considered a parking area.

(b) Screening. Drive-through lanes, including waiting and holding lanes, shall be buffered from the street and internal walkways by one or both of the following:

(i) A planting strip at least five feet wide with continuous plantings of evergreen shrubs and/or trees that will, at maturity, provide a continuous evergreen screen at least four feet tall.

(ii) A wall at least three feet high constructed of brick, stone or siding materials that matches the principal walls of the building.

DEPARTURE: Alternative screening schemes may be approved, provided they reduce the negative visual impacts of views from sidewalks, pathways, and adjacent residential uses and add visual interest.

(c) Pedestrian Access. Drive-through lanes shall not restrict pedestrian access between a public sidewalk and on-site buildings. Designated pathways shall not be located within required stacking space.

(d) Noise. Noise from drive-through speakers shall not be audible from adjacent residential properties.

(5) Intersite Connectivity. Vehicle access connections between nonresidential properties is required, except where the Director determines it is infeasible or undesirable (e.g., where it is determined that such a vehicle connection would impact safe pedestrian movement). Vehicle access may be in the form of a dedicated or private alley, connected or shared parking lots, shared drive aisles, or similar features.

(6) Internal Roadway Design.

(a) To increase the function and appearance of internal roadways on large sites greater than two acres, street trees and sidewalks shall be provided on all internal access roadways, except on access roads designed solely for the purpose of service (e.g., waste pick-up) and freight loading.

DEPARTURES will be considered, provided the overall pedestrian circulation system and site landscaping meet the purpose of the standards. (Ord. 08-21 § 3 (Exh. B))