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5 <br /> i. Operation of the drive-up service facility shall be restricted to <br /> between hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. when the site is <br /> contiguous to residentially zoned or used property(s). <br /> 4. Development Guidelines <br /> a. A minimum of a 0.50+ acre site shall be provided for a drive- <br /> through facility within an existing shopping center and/or urban <br /> areas. <br /> b. "Franchise architecture" is strongly discouraged. <br /> c. Drive-through facilities shall be architecturally compatible with <br /> the best examples of nearby structures (i.e. intended for the <br /> zone) and compliment existing or planned streetscape <br /> elements. <br /> d. Building design, location and parking areas should be designed <br /> to provide pedestrian orientation and clearly identify areas for <br /> pedestrian access and limit pedestrian - drive through lane <br /> overlap. <br /> e. Windows provided for aesthetics in dining and entry areas <br /> should be used abundantly to provide visibility to the street and <br /> pedestrian view into the building. <br /> f. Outdoor seating with high quality hardscape areas (such as <br /> brick, cobblestone, and decorative pavers) and high quality <br /> outdoor furniture is encouraged in zones approved for outside <br /> seating. <br /> g. A minimum of 20 percent of the site should be landscaped. <br /> 5. Operators of drive-thru facilities shall be required to pay an annual <br /> carbon impact fee to the County in accordance with the County Impact <br /> Fee Ordinance, <br /> (Staff Comment During the review of the Buckhorn Village PD, there <br /> was some discussion over the need to assess developers for the <br /> overall impact a particular project might have on the local environment. <br /> Staff believes we have an opportunity to study the viability of imposing <br /> an impact fee on such uses. This fee could be utilized by the County <br /> to support on-going efforts to preserve open space, secure lands for <br /> preservation, and possibly a reforestation program County wide. As <br /> we continue to review the possible regulatory standards for drive-thru <br /> development, this concept ought to be critiqued.) <br /> 6. For any multi-use non-residential development there shall be no more <br /> than one (1) drive-thru facility per ten (10) acres of property with an <br /> ultimate cap of five (5) drive-thru units per development in total. <br />