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DATE: November 6, 1979 __ Cty. Atty.
DEPARTMENT: -Planning Cty. Mgr.
SUBJECT:DRIVE THRU FACILITIES
CASE NO: ZCA-114
STATEHENT OF THE MATTER
It has been a concern to the City Council and Planning Commission
that drive-thru and drive-up facilities cause traffic congestion
on-site, and off-site. Therefore, staff was directed to prepare a
code amendment to require special processing for all drive-thru uses.
Presently the code requires a conditional use permit for drive-thru
restaurants. This code amendment would expand that section to
include all drive-thru facilities.
EXHIBITS
Planning Commission Resolution No. 1554
Staff Report dated October 10, 1979
Ordinance No. y^V/
RECOMMENDATION
Both the Planning Commission and Planning Staff have recommended APPROVAL
of this Zone Code Amendment. If the City Council concurs, your action
is to introduce Ordinance No.
Council Action:
11-6-79 Council introduced Ordinance No. 9541, amending the Municipal
Code to require a conditional use perm-it for all drive-thru
facilities in the City.
11-20-79 Council adopted Ordinance 9541.
1 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 1554
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
3 APPROVAL OF A ZONE CODE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 21
OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 21.42,
4 SECTION 21.42.010(5)(N) TO ALLOW DRIVE THRU
. FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD BY
. 5 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
6 CASE NO.: ZCA-114
APPLICANT: CITY OF CARLSBAD
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad
9 did hold a duly noticed, public hearing on October 10, 1979
10 to consider the subject amendment; and
11 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission received all testimony
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and arguments, if any, of all persons .desiring to be heard,
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and upon hearing and considering all factors relating to Zone
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Code Amendment 114, found the following facts and reasons to
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• 1. Drive-through businesses and facilities have the potential
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public streets.
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2. The conditional use permit process will allow the City
19 to review all applications for drive-through businesses
and facilities to determine if modifications are necessary
20 to ensure safety and to deny said application if it is
deemed detrimental to the City.
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3. An Environmental Impact Assessment has been conducted and
22 a Negative Declaration issued for the subject amendment
based on the following facts:
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a) The project is administrative in nature, and additional
24 environmental review is required on a project-by-project
basis.
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b) The Conditonal Use Permit process provides the city
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prevent potential adverse impacts generated by such
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effect any environmental resources.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by the following vote,
recommended approval of ZCA-114, changing Section 21.42.010 (5) (N)
to read as.follows:
(N) Drive-thru businesses or the addition of drive-
thru facilities to existing businesses.
AYES: Schick, Rombotis, Marcus, Jose, Larson
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8 ABSENT: None
9 ABSTAIN: None
10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the foregoing
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EDWIN S. SCHICK, Jr., Chairman
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ATTEST:
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CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
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STAFF REPORT
DATE: October 10, 1979
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Department
SUBJECT: ZCA-114; DRIVE-THRU FACILITIES
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The predominance of the automobile in the Southern California
lifestyle emerged most convincingly with the arrival of the
"drive-thru" restaurant. Drive-thrus have now spread to all
manner of commercial activities. Banks and other financial
institutions have particularly embraced the drive-thru concept
to provide added ease and convenience, and to remain competi-
tive .
While drive-thru facilities can be designed to function pro-
perly and efficiently, they also have the potential of creating
significant traffic, circulation and safety problems. Drafters
of the Zone Code recognized the special nature of drive-thru
restaurants and included a requirement that such facilities
receive a Conditional Use Permit. Section 21.42.010(5)(N)
allows drive-thru restaurants in all zones except residential,
with a CUP.
In recent years, a number of drive-thru banks have been
developed in Carlsbad commercial areas, often times the pro-
posed- facilities are reviewed by the City in the form of a
Site Development Plan when the property has qualified develop-
ment or "Q" zoning overlay. However, standard R-P, Commercial,
or Industrial Zones make no specia.l requirements for drive-
thru facilities serving businesses other than restaurants.
The same circumstances that dictate the special treatment of
a drive-thru restaurant also extend to all other drive-thru
facilities. Traffic flow and circulation considerations should
be evaluated for any drive-thru to ensure their proper develop-
ment .
The Planning Commission recently adopted Resolution of
Intention 163 directing the preparation of a zone code amend-
ment that would require a CUP for all drive-thru facilities.
The amendment to the code as suggested is simply to expand
the present requirement for CUP for drive-thru restaurants
to all drive-thru facilities.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Planning Commission APPROVE
ZCA-114 amending Chapter 21.42, Section 010(5) as follows:
(N) Drive-thru 3?esfca«j?aftt businesses or drive through
facilities to existing busineses.
Reason for the Recommendation:
1) Drive-through businesses and facilities have the
potential for creating unsafe traffic situations on
site and in public streets.
2) The conditional use permit process will allow the City
to review all applications for drive-through businesses
and facilities to determine if modifications are necessary
to ensure safety or deny if application is determined to
be detrimental.
3) An Environmental Impact Assessment has been reviewed and
a Negative Declaration issued for the subject amendment
based on the following facts
a) The project is administrative in nature, and addi-
tional environmental review is required on a project-
by-project basis.
b) The CUP process provides the city with additional
discretionary powers, necessary to prevent potential
adverse impacts generated by such a facility.
c) The proposed zone code amendment will not adversely
affect any environmental resources.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9541
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING TITLE 21, CHAPTER 21.42 OF
THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE
AMENDMENT OF SECTION 21.42.010 (5)
(N) TO REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR ALL DRIVE-THRU FACILITIES
IN THE CITY.
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California
hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 21, Chapter 21.42 of the
Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of
Section 21.42.010 (5) (N) to read as follows:
"(N) Drive-thru business or drive-thru facilities
to existing businesses."
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective
thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall
certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to
be published at least once in the Carlsbad Journal within
fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
Carlsbad City Council held on the 6th daY of November
1979 and thereafter
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 20th daY of November > 1979
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT: None
Councilman Packard, Skotnicki, Anear, Lewis and
Councilwoman Casler
None
RONALD C. PACKARD, Mayor
ATTEST:
ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Clerk/X
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