{"id":392950,"date":"2026-07-10T04:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/392950\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T04:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T04:04:14","slug":"california-city-pushes-for-drive-thru-ban-after-neighbors-sounded-alarm-over-burger-chains-proposed-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/392950\/","title":{"rendered":"California city pushes for drive-thru ban after neighbors sounded alarm over burger chain’s proposed addition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A California city<\/a> is weighing a ban on drive-throughs after some residents expressed concern that a proposed In-N-Out could hurt air quality, worsen traffic and create safety issues for pedestrians and cyclists.<\/p>\n

The City Council in Culver City, California, passed a 45-day moratorium last month to prohibit permits for new drive-throughs while staff drafted a potential ban, according to LAist. This comes after the city’s mobility subcommittee voted to recommend staff draft the ban in May.<\/p>\n

If the city council approves a ban, only new businesses would be affected.<\/p>\n

In-N-Out would be the first new drive-thru in Culver City since 1997, according to a city staff report. The proposed fast-food restaurant<\/a> would include 61 parking spaces and a drive-thru lane that could fit 26 vehicles.<\/p>\n

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The City Council in Culver City, California, passed a 45-day moratorium last month to prohibit permits for new drive-thrus while staff drafted a potential ban.<\/p>\n

The burger chain had not submitted the formal application for a permit it was preparing when the city passed the moratorium, a city spokesperson told LAist.<\/p>\n

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FOX Business reached out to In-N-Out for comment.<\/p>\n

“As a private, family-owned company, we generally don’t comment publicly on business matters,” a spokesperson for In-N-Out told LAist.<\/p>\n

Critics of In-N-Out’s plan have slammed the proposal for potentially hurting the city’s ability to be safe and walkable.<\/p>\n

“Density is inevitable, and development is inevitable,” Vanessa Martin, a city resident organizing support for the drive-thru ban, told LAist. “We want to be proactive and smart about it.”<\/p>\n

Martin’s wife, Cynthia, created an online petition\u00a0calling on residents and the city council to oppose the In-N-Out “mega drive-thru,” arguing it would create traffic congestion, worsen air quality and pose safety concerns for pedestrians and cyclists.<\/p>\n

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In-N-Out would be the first new drive-thru in Culver City since 1997.<\/p>\n

Another resident, Paul Hewitt, began handing out flyers to his neighbors calling the project a “terrible idea.”<\/p>\n

Culver City Councilmember Bubba Fish, who sits on the city’s mobility subcommittee, said the city needs to create “more walkable, bikeable, safer streets for people of all modes, and drive-throughs are the antithesis of that.”<\/p>\n

But opponents of the ban said drive-throughs are an important option for consumers, including people with disabilities and families with children.<\/p>\n

Jot Condie, the president of the California Restaurant Association, said he believes drive-thru bans are generally “shortsighted.”<\/p>\n

“You’re essentially banning quick-service restaurants without specifically stating that,” Condie said.<\/p>\n

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Critics of In-N-Out’s plan have slammed the proposal for potentially hurting the city’s ability to be safe and walkable.<\/p>\n

Around 70% of all fast-food sales<\/a> come from drive-thru orders, according to the American Planning Association.<\/p>\n

This is not the first attempt at a drive-thru ban in the Golden State.<\/p>\n

Culver City already bans drive-throughs in its downtown area, while Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo have had citywide bans for decades, according to LAist. Carlsbad recently eased a citywide ban that began in the late 1990s to allow for consideration of new drive-throughs on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n

When San Diego considered a partial drive-thru ban in 2021, the California Restaurant Association sent a letter arguing that a ban would prevent certain groups, including people with disabilities, from accessing products and services, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n

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