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AN ORDINANCE related to stacking spaces for drive-through lanes of restaurants; making technical corrections; and amending Ordinance 10870, Section 412, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.18.080.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 10870, Section 412, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.18.080 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Stacking spaces for drive-through facilities.
A. A stacking space shall be an area measuring eight feet by ((20)) twenty feet with direct forward access to a service window of a drive-through facility. A stacking space shall be located to prevent any vehicles from extending onto the public right-of-way, or interfering with any pedestrian circulation, traffic maneuvering, or other parking space areas. Stacking spaces for drive-through or drive-in uses may not be counted as required parking spaces.
B. Uses providing drive-up or drive-through services shall provide vehicle stacking spaces as follows:
1. For each drive-through lane of a bank((/)) or financial institution, business service((,)) or other drive-through use not listed, a minimum of five stacking spaces shall be provided; ((and))
2. For each drive-through lane of a restaurant that makes provision for on-premises consumption of food or drink or whose building floor area is more than one hundred sixty square feet, a minimum of seven stacking spaces shall be provided; and
3. For each drive-through lane of a restaurant that makes no provision for on-premises consumption of food or drink and whose building floor area is one hundred sixty square feet or less:
a. A minimum of three stacking spaces shall be provided if:
(1) there are three or more other restaurants within one-quarter mile of the restaurant that also make no provision for on-premises consumption of food or drink and whose building floor area is one hundred sixty square feet or less; or
(2) if vehicles on the drive-through lane of the restaurant does not exceed six vehicles per any half-hour period;
b. A minimum of four stacking spaces shall be provided if:
(1) there are two or fewer other restaurants within one-quarter mile of the restaurant that also make no provision for on-premises consumption of food or drink and whose building floor area is one hundred sixty square feet or less; or
(2) vehicles on the drive-through lane of the restaurant are seven or more but less than eleven vehicles per any half-hour period;
c. A minimum of five stacking spaces shall be provided if:
(1) there are no restaurants within one-quarter mile of the restaurant that also make no provision for on-premises consumption of food or drink and whose building floor area is one hundred sixty square feet or less; or
(2) vehicles on the drive-through lane of the restaurant are eleven or more vehicles per any half-hour period; or
d. The director may modify the number of required stacking spaces, after
consultation with other public agencies or after consideration of traffic studies provided by the applicant, but to no fewer than three stacking spaces.
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Newspaper: Seattle Times
Publish: Monday, May 10
Public Hearing: June 14, 2004