§ 16-28.021. Drive-in establishments; car washes.

No permit shall be issued for any drive-in bank, drive-in theater or other facility where customers are served in their automobiles, for any car wash (except where such installations are accessory to other principal use and do not involve facilities for washing more than one (1) car at a time) without approval of the bureau of traffic and transportation as to the adequacy of entrance and exit facilities, reservoir spaces adjacent to service facilities, provision for circulation, and layout of parking areas.

The bureau of traffic and transportation may prohibit left-turn movements entering or leaving such establishment, may limit hours when such movements may be made, may require construction of merging lanes adjacent to entrances or exists, and may make such other requirements as are reasonably necessary to assure safety to pedestrians and motorists and to avoid inconvenience and traffic congestion.

In particular, in bound and outbound reservoir spaces (defined as spaces for automobiles waiting for service or parking after clearing the right-of-way of the street, and spaces for automobiles which have left service or parking areas and are waiting to enter the right-of-way of the street) shall be provided at a minimum as indicated below. All such spaces at these and other establishments requiring reservoir spaces shall be a minimum of 22 feet long and 10 feet wide, with additional space for necessary turning and maneuvering.

Drive-in bank: Six (6) spaces before each service position; one (1) space after service space.

Drive-in theater: Before the ticket service space reservoir space equal to 20 percent of the total capacity of the theater. The inbound reservoir area shall not connect or conflict in any way with exit driveways.

Car washes:

Self-service: Three (3) spaces before each wash stall.

Semiautomatic: 20 spaces before the beginning of each wash line; three (3) spaces after the end of each wash line.

Automatic dragline: 40 spaces before the beginning of each wash line, six (6) spaces after the end of each wash line.

Other drive-in facilities (including but not limited to food and beverage sales, and laundry and dry cleaning pickup stations): Three (3) spaces before service position; one (1) space after service position.

(Code 1977, § 16-28.021)