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KITCHENER
Development &
Technical Services
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Mayor and Members of Council
January 28, 2008
Jeff Willmer, Director of Planning
Jeff Willmer, Director of Planning (519-741-2325)
Brian Page, Supervisor of Site Plan Development (519-741-2318)
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January 21, 2008
DTS-08-024
Drive-through Facilities - Pedestrian Safety
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City of Kitchener require new drive-through facilities to be designed so as to
allow pedestrian movement from the street to the building and from the parking lot to the
building without crossing the drive-through aisle; alternative designs to be subject to the
approval of the Director of Planning.
BACKGROUND:
After discussion at the January 7 2008 meeting of Development & Technical Services
Committee and the January 14 2008 meeting of City Council, direction was given for staff to
prepare a recommendation regarding pedestrian safety in proposed new drive-through facilities.
REPORT:
As discussed in Report DTS-08-006 improved pedestrian safety is a matter of increasing
importance in the design and development of new drive-through facilities. Although this is not
specifically addressed in the Urban Design Manual, staff have been placing high priority on
pedestrian safety in the review of site plan approval applications for new drive-throughs.
Safer pedestrian movement is enabled by site design which provides for access from the street
to a building entrance, and from the parking lot to a building entrance, without pedestrians
having to cross the drive-through aisle. The drive-through aisle is considered to be the aisle
starting from the last required vehicular stacking space, through the order and pick-up stations,
to the point where the aisle connects to a common vehicular drive aisle. This preference was
upheld by the OMB in a 2007 hearing regarding a site plan application in Kitchener.
In advance of receiving the results of a Carleton University peer review on a new RWDI study
on air quality effects of drive-through facilities, City Council has expressed a desire to establish
a policy promoting improved pedestrian safety in the design of new drive-through facilities.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no City capital budget implications associated with the recommendation of this report,
COMMUNICATIONS:
None required. This report will be circulated to those who participated in the public meetings on
January 7 or 14.
CONCLUSION:
This report provides recommended wording as requested by City Council.
Brian Page
Supervisor of Site Plan Development
Jeff Willmer,
Director of Planning
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