Off-street loading; vehicular stacking; walk-up windows

A. Off-street loading in a Planned District shall be provided in accordance with §§ 340-35 through 340-37.
B. The following requirements apply to off-street stacking and loading spaces and spaces utilized in conjunction with window services and drive-through services:
- (1) Overhead clearance for drive-through/window services shall be a minimum of 14 feet in height.
- (2) Drive-through service areas shall be situated on the premises where the location will not impede the traffic flow accessing or circulating within the property boundaries and where stacking areas are separate and apart from the primary circulation driveways.
- (3) Stacking spaces are required for drive-through service areas and shall be a minimum size of 12 feet wide by 20 feet long and shall be provided for as follows:
  - (a) Six stacking spaces for the first service window or station (i.e., automated teller).
  - (b) Four stacking spaces for each additional service window or station.
- (4) A minimum distance of 40 feet shall exist between the front of the stacking space at the service window or station and the exit onto the street or circulation driveway, thereby permitting a vehicle to drive beyond the service window or station after the completion of a transaction and wait until merging into the traffic stream.
C. Outside walk-up windows shall be provided with a hard-surfaced sidewalk area comprised of concrete, asphalt, or the like with a minimum width of 10 feet and extend to a minimum of five feet on each side of the service area; this area shall be physically separated from the circulation and drive-through areas with a barrier, which may include raising the area with a finished curbing. Walk-up window areas shall be constructed so as to comply with state handicapped access laws and regulations.