09-29-2017, 07:55 PM
(09-29-2017, 05:53 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(09-29-2017, 05:28 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Since in the real world drivethroughs are permitted/prohibited by zoning, the rules should be re-written to say that drivethroughs are permitted only if operated in such a way as to avoid blocking traffic. It would be up to the business owner to ensure this by whatever means are necessary, up to and including posting a flagger to wave cars past if the lineup is full, or of course they would always have the option of closing the drivethrough.
Should the same requirement (of hiring flaggers) apply to parking lots? Parking structures? Loading docks? Car washes? On-street parking spaces?
On the upside there could be a tremendous upsurge in employment for professional flaggers, leading to eventual full employment in the country.
The requirement would not be to hire a flagger, but rather to avoid having an undue impact on the street traffic, by whatever means necessary, up to and including closing the drivethrough.
Some people think zoning should forbid drivethroughs in urban areas. I think zoning should require that drivethroughs (and other property uses) not have an undue impact on their surroundings. Blocking the only travel lane on an important street through town counts as an undue impact.