Drive-up stacking area.
Columbus City Codes § 3312.11
in effect3312.11 - Drive-up stacking area.
Any use having drive-up service shall provide a motor vehicle stacking area on-site to minimize off-site traffic congestion while waiting for service.
For each drive-up unit associated with a use, an owner shall provide stacking spaces, each the size of a regular automobile parking space. The area required for these four to 25 stacking spaces is exclusive of any required parking space, loading space, driveway, aisle or required yard and is dependent on the total number of drive-up units as follows:
Drive up Stacking Space Requirements Table
Land use | Total minimum number of stacking spaces required
1 unit | 2 units | 3 units | 4 units | 5 or more
Eating and drinking establishments, drive-through retail establishments and automatic car washes | 8 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 25
Self-service car wash | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10
Bank with drive-up teller service | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19
Other uses and automatic teller machines | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13
Sites with stacking shall include at least one exclusive by-pass lane with a minimum width of ten feet or include an aisle, driveway or other circulation area in the parking lot design to allow vehicles to by-pass the stacking area. For sites that utilize an order station in advance of a drive-up unit, a minimum of 50% of the required stacking spaces shall be provided in advance of the order station. The provisions of the sentence above shall not prohibit additional stacking spaces beyond the minimum requirement being provided between the order station and drive-up unit.
A drive-up unit may project up to one foot into the stacking area.
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(Ord. No. 1537-2009, § 8, 5-3-2010; Ord. No. 1872-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT33ZOCO_CH3312OREPALO_3312.11DRSTARFetched: 10/27/2026