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and achieve a height of at least five (5) feet at <br />maturity, <br />ii. There shall be a second row of plantings behind the <br />continuous hedge line comprised of deciduous and <br />evergreen trees that will have an initial planting height <br />of five (5) feet with spacing at 20 feet on center and <br />achieve a height of at least twenty (20) feet at <br />maturity. <br />d. A minimum stacking distance of 180 feet shall be provided to <br />each pick -up window or automated machine. <br />e. A facility 'with a separate ordering point and pick -up window <br />shall provide stacking space for at least 4 vehicles in advance of <br />each ordering point and stacking space for at least 4 vehicles <br />between each ordering point and pick -up window. <br />Entrances to drive -thru lanes shall be at least 25 feet from <br />driveways entering a public or private street or alley. <br />g. The minimum width of each drive -thru lane shall be 11 feet. <br />The entrance to the lane and the direction of traffic flow shall be <br />clearly designated by signs and pavement marking or raised <br />curbs. <br />h. A solid six -foot high masonry sound wall shall be constructed on <br />the property boundary when the site, utilizing a drive -thru, is <br />contiguous to residentially zoned or used property (s). If the <br />proposed building site is part of a larger non - residential /mixed <br />use development, and /or is separated from residential uses or <br />zoning districts by three hundred (300) feet, then the wall shall <br />not be required. <br />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). If the <br />proposed building site is part of a larger non - residential /mixed <br />use development, and /or the proposed building is separated <br />from residential uses or zoning districts by three hundred (300) <br />feet, then the time restriction shall not be required. <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. <br />b. "Franchise architecture' shall be 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 complement existing or planned streetscape <br />elements. <br />