Drive-through facilities.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.45.130
in effect21.45.130 - Drive-through facilities.
Findings required. A decision-maker shall not grant a conditional use permit or other approval for a drive-through facility without finding:
A. Said facility has adequate vehicle queuing distance, including with due consideration for menu board location, clear of any adjacent public right-of-way, and shall not create any vehicular or pedestrian travel hazards as demonstrated in a traffic study prepared to the satisfaction of the Director of Development Services.
B. That the project substantially conforms with the purpose, intent and provisions of the General Plan, any applicable Specific Plan or Planned Development District, overlay, design guidelines, or other applicable regulation.
C. That the location and design of the facility is compatible with surrounding existing uses, includes a prominent main entrance at street or lot frontage, attractive landscaping, and includes sufficient pedestrian amenities, and interior floor area.
D. The said facility includes sufficient emissions controls to prevent idling vehicles, tunneling of emissions, and associated impacts on employees, visitors, and nearby sensitive receptors.
E. That said facility includes buffering sufficient to control any spillover impacts, including but not limited to noise, light, and debris that may impact surrounding sensitive receptors.
F. That said facility, if located within 150-feet of a residential zone, includes appropriate limits on hours of operation of the drive-through. Hours of operation for dine-in or take-out customers shall not be limited.
G. That said facility is not located in an area of existing overconcentration of drive-through facilities and is not located within a 500-foot radius of a school or park unless mitigating factors exist.
H. That development of the subject property shall not otherwise be suitable or necessary for more-intensive development that would advance the City's housing and economic goals, as described in the General Plan and Economic Blueprint.
(ORD-19-0016 § 8, 2019; Ord. C-7607 §§ 4, 8, 1999; Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)
Source: City of Long Beach, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/long_beach/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT21ZO_CH21.45SPDEST_21.45.130DRROFAFetched: 10/28/2026