a. That the proposed use at the particular location is necessary or desirable to provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or community.

b. That such use will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, peace or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity.

c. That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size and is so shaped as to accommodate said use, as well as all yards, spaces, walls, fences, parking, loading, landscaping, and any other features necessary to adjust said use to the land and uses in the neighborhood and make it compatible therewith.

d. That the site abuts streets and highways adequate in width and improvements to carry traffic generations typical of the proposed use and that street patterns of such a nature exist as to guarantee that such generations will not be channeled through residential areas on local residential streets.

e. That the granting of such conditional use permit will not adversely affect the general plan of the city, or any other adopted plan of the city.
 

Drive-throughs are all about convenience. Customers can order food, pay for it, and receive it – all without leaving their cars. This system is also incredibly fast.  Fast service restaurants generate as much as 70% of their business at the drive-through.  Certain drive-through establishments within the City have caused traffic issues because sufficient vehicle queuing space were not provided, and the queuing extends into the street. In reviewing CUP applications for drive-throughs, the City now requires a drive-through queuing analysis to ensure there is plenty of queuing or stacking on-site, as well as a contingency plan that is kept with the restaurant managers that would address potential traffic impacts if queues were to extend off-site. Applicants have the right to move forward with processing their CUP drive-through applications (Planning Commission hearing) without staff support knowing that the use would generate traffic issues. 

If adopted by the City Council, a moratorium would halt application submittals for potential CUP applications for drive-throughs while the City is working on incorporating restrictions and/or stricter standards into the West Covina Municipal Code as part of the development code update.