DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code pt. 300 Series, div. 88-340

in effect

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-340-01 PURPOSE

88-340-01 - PURPOSE The regulations of this article are intended to reduce impacts that may be created by drive-through facilities. The following regulations aim to reduce visual impacts of drive-through activities on abutting uses, promote safer and more efficient on-site vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and reduce conflicts between queued vehicles, pedestrians, and traffic on adjacent streets. (Ord. No. 170118, § A, 4-13-2017)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-340-02 STANDARDS

88-340-02 - STANDARDS 88-340-02-A. IN ALL PERMITTED LOCATIONS 1. Drive-through functions shall not be located in the front and/or street side yard unless screened in accordance with 88-340-03. 2. Each drive-through facility must provide 80 feet of vehicle stacking area (queue space) between the right-of-way and the first point of service to accommodate waiting vehicles. "No Idling" or "Idle-Free Zone" signs must be posted in all stacking areas. Stacking areas adjacent to streets shall be screened in accordance with 88-425-05-B. 3. The nearest point of the drive-through operation of any establishment, including the drive-through lane, menu board, and service windows, must be at least 50 feet from the boundary of an R or DR district. 88-340-02-B. ADJACENT TO AND WITHIN 150 FEET OF A PARKWAY AND/OR BOULEVARD In addition to 88-340-02-A, the following applies for any drive-through facility that is located adjacent to and within 150 feet of a parkway and/or boulevard: 1. A permanent porte-cochere structure shall be constructed over the drive- through service windows. The porte-cochere(s) shall extend the width of the drive and be a minimum of 20 feet in length. The porte-cochere shall be structurally integrated with the principal building and design shall be consistent in respect to pattern, scale, material, and form. 2. For any drive-through restaurant facility adjacent to and within 150 feet of a boulevard or parkway, there shall be a maximum of one lane on each side of the principal structure. 3. Drive-through functions and required vehicle stacking areas shall not be located in the front and/or street side yard. 4. Service windows shall be a minimum of 25 feet behind the front facade (nearest the public right-of-way) of the principal building. 5. Drive-through facilities shall comply with all other applicable requirements of 88-323. (Ord. No. 170118, § A, 4-13-2017)

Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-340-03 SCREENING OF DRIVE-THROUGH FUNCTIONS

88-340-03 - SCREENING OF DRIVE-THROUGH FUNCTIONS One of the following screening options may be used to screen views of drive-through functions from streets. 88-340-03-A. GRADE CHANGES Grade changes may serve as screening of drive-through functions when the site is located below grade and not visible from the adjacent street. A section drawing of the street and subject site shall be provided to show that all views of the drive-through functions will be obscured from the street. 88-340-03-B. LANDSCAPE AREA A landscape area adjacent to the street right of way in the front and/or street side yard shall be installed and located in the area of the setback from the street right-of-way. The landscape area shall be planted with enough evergreen shrubs and/or native grasses to form a low continuous visual screen at least 3 feet in height after the first growing season, and the landscaping installed in this landscape area shall be in addition to the landscaping required by 88-425. 88-340-3-C. LANDSCAPE ISLAND A landscape island may be provided next to the drive-through lane which shall be a minimum of five feet in width and shall be planted with enough evergreen shrubs and/or native grasses to form a low continuous visual screen of the drive-through functions at least 3 feet in height after the first growing season. 88-340-03-D. WALLS A solid masonry wall 3 feet in height, with evergreen shrubs and/or native grasses planted on the street side of the wall to form a low continuous visual screen at least 3 feet in height after the first growing season. Masonry walls shall have openings as necessary to provide pedestrian access to the site. 88-340-03-E. BERMS A series of berms planted with offset rows of evergreen shrubs and/or native grasses to form a low continuous visual screen at least 3 feet in height after the first growing season. 88-340-03-F. PORTE-COCHERE A permanent porte-cochere may be used to screen drive-through service windows. The porte-cochere shall extend the width of the drive and be a minimum of 20 feet in length. The porte-cochere shall be structurally integrated with the principal building and design shall be consistent in respect to pattern, scale, material, and form. (Ord. No. 170118, § A, 4-13-2017)

Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/zoning_and_development_code?nodeId=ZODECOKAMI_300_SERIESUSRE_88-340DRROFAFetched: 10/28/2026