New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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22.12 Vehicle Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through Facilities

Drive through facilities shall comply with the use standards required in Article 20, Section 20.3.V. Every drive-through facility shall provide a minimum of three (3) vehicle stacking spaces per bay, unless otherwise required by Table 22-1 or this Ordinance. Vehicle stacking spaces provided for drive-through uses shall be:

A.  A minimum of nine (9) feet in width, as measured from the outermost point of any service window to the edge of the driveway, and eighteen (18) feet in length. (See Figure 22-12: Stacking Spaces)

B.  Placed in a single line behind each drive-through facility. A business may have more than one drive-through facility.

C.  Located so that, when in use, they do not obstruct ingress or egress to the site and do not obstruct access to required parking or loading spaces.

D.  Stacking spaces shall begin behind the vehicle parked at a last point of service, such as a window or car wash bay.

E.  No stacking spaces are permitted along the adjacent public rights-of-way.

FIGURE 22-12: STACKING SPACES

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