HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-4726 - Ordinance - 10/22/2026ORDINANCE NO. 2026-4726
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A, "UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE," ARTICLE 7, "GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS," SECTION
7.3.K. "DRIVE-THRU FACILITY QUEUING REQUIREMENTS", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS RELATING TO OFF-STREET DRIVE-THRU QUEUING
REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING A
PENALTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: That Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 7, "General
Development Standards," Section 7.3.K "Drive-Thru Facility Queuing
Requirements" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, be
amended as set out in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part of this
Ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality does not
affect other provisions or application of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances
of the City of College Station, Texas, that can be given effect without the invalid
or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Ordinance are severable.
PART 3: That any person, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision
or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association and any other legal
entity violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less
than twenty five dollars ($25.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00)
or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a violation of fire safety, zoning, or
public health and sanitation ordinances, other than the dumping of refuse. Each day
such violation shall continue or be permitted to continue, shall be deemed a separate
offense.
PART 4: This Ordinance is a penal ordinance and becomes effective ten (10) days after its
date of passage by the City Council, as provided by City of College Station Charter
Section 35.
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-4726
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PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 22nd day of October 2026.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED:
City Attorney
APPROVED:
M;�or
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-4726
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EXHIBIT A
Appendix A, "Unified Development Ordinance," Article 7, "General Development Standards,"
Section 7.3.K "Drive-Thru Facility Queuing Requirements" of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of College Station, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
K. Drive-Thru Facility Queuing Requirements
1. Minimum Number of Spaces.
Drive-thru queuing spaces shall be provided as indicated in the following table:
Minimum Off -Street Queuing Requirements
Activity Type
Automated Teller Machine
Bank Teller Lane
Car Wash Stall, Automatic
Dry Cleaning or Laundry
Oil Change Station
Pharmacy
Restaurant Drive-Thru
Restaurant Drive-Thru
Other
Min. Spaces
3
2
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
Measure From
Teller
Teller or Window
Service Position
Window
Service Position
Service Window
Order Box
Order Box to Pick -Up Window
Pick -Up Window Only
As determined by the Administrator
2. Design and Layout.
Queuing spaces or queuing areas shall be designed in accordance with the following
criteria:
a. Queuing spaces or queuing areas may not interfere with parking spaces, parking
aisles, loading areas, internal circulation, or driveway access;
b. Each queue space shall consist of a rectangular area not less than ten (10) feet
wide and eighteen and one-half (18.5) feet long with a vertical clearance as
specified in the International Building Code, as adopted;
c. Queue spaces are not interchangeable with parking spaces except for the
following uses where the space providing services may count toward the parking
requirement: bank teller, car wash, and oil -change station;
d. A twelve (12) foot bypass lane shall be required adjacent to queue lines to allow
vehicles an opportunity to circumvent the drive-thru activity and exit the site;
e. Queue areas and drive-thru facilities shall be clearly identified with the
appropriate signing and marking;
£ Spaces within a car wash facility or drive-thru oil change station may be counted
towards the queuing requirement; and
Additional queuing analysis may be required by the Administrator for high
intensity drive-thru uses such as dual drive-thrus and drive -thrus not designed to
avoid overflow of stacked vehicles from the drive-thru into entrances or exits.
g.