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DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE USAGE AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Johnny Anderson

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Senate Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill prohibits a municipality or county from making certain requirements of a
10     business with drive-through service.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms; and
14          ▸     prohibits a municipality or county from requiring a business with a drive-through
15     service:
16               •     to accommodate in the drive-through service a person who is not in a motorized
17     vehicle; and
18               •     to maintain the same business hours in the business lobby as the drive-through
19     service.
20     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21          None
22     Other Special Clauses:
23          None
24     Utah Code Sections Affected:
25     ENACTS:
26          10-8-44.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
27          17-50-329.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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29     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

30          Section 1. Section 10-8-44.6 is enacted to read:
31          10-8-44.6. Regulation of drive-through facilities.
32          (1) As used in this section:
33          (a) "Business" means a private enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or
34     economic profit.
35          (b) (i) "Business lobby" means a public area, including a lobby, dining area, or other
36     area accessible to the public where business is conducted within a place of business.
37          (ii) "Business lobby" does not include the area of a business where drive-through
38     service is conducted.
39          (c) "Land use application" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-103.
40          (d) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and
41     designed to travel on not more than two tires.
42          (e) (i) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle, including a motorcycle,
43     intended primarily for use and operation on the highways.
44          (ii) "Motor vehicle" does not include an off-highway vehicle.
45          (f) "Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, or
46     all-terrain type II vehicle.
47          (2) A municipality may not withhold a business license, deny a land use application, or
48     otherwise require a business that has a drive-through service as a component of its business
49     operations to:
50          (a) allow a person other than a person in a motorized vehicle to use the drive-through
51     service; or
52          (b) offer designated hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is
53     conducted in the business lobby that are the same as or exceed the hours of the day that a
54     customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the drive-through service.
55          Section 2. Section 17-50-329.5 is enacted to read:
56          17-50-329.5. Regulation of drive-through facilities.
57          (1) As used in this section:

58          (a) "Business" means a private enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or
59     economic profit.
60          (b) (i) "Business lobby" means a public area, including a lobby, dining area, or other
61     area accessible to the public where business is conducted within a place of business.
62          (ii) "Business lobby" does not include the area of a business where drive-through
63     service is conducted.
64          (c) "Land use application" means the same as that term is defined in Section
65     17-27a-103.
66          (d) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and
67     designed to travel on not more than two tires.
68          (e) (i) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle, including a motorcycle,
69     intended primarily for use and operation on the highways.
70          (ii) "Motor vehicle" does not include an off-highway vehicle.
71          (f) "Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, or
72     all-terrain type II vehicle.
73          (2) A county may not withhold a business license, deny a land use application, or
74     otherwise require a business that has a drive-through service as a component of its business
75     operations to:
76          (a) allow a person other than a person in a motorized vehicle to use the drive-through
77     service; or
78          (b) offer designated hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is
79     conducted in the business lobby that are the same as or exceed the hours of the day that a
80     customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the drive-through service.