If you’re hungry and in a rush, a drive-thru is often the quickest option. But in the city of Carlsbad, those options are limited because of a longstanding ordinance that prohibits drive-thrus ...

The city of Carlsbad is considering lifting its 27 year old drive-thru ban for new restaurants. Major developments like Legoland and Costco arrived in Carlsbad in the 90s.

A 27-year-old ban on new drive-thru restaurants in Carlsbad has been lifted by the City Council’s agreement to consider applications on a case-by-case basis. The council voted 3-2 Tuesday, with ...

Carlsbad is considering lifting its 27-year-old drive-thru ban for new restaurants, with mixed reactions. It seeks to balance economic growth with traffic concerns.

For almost 30 years, restaurants in Carlsbad have not been allowed to open drive-thrus, but the rules may be changing.

Currently, the city has 12 drive-thru restaurants. Carlsbad's long standing ban on new drive-thru restaurants is back on the table as the city continues to receive requests to build them.

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For nearly 30 years Carlsbad has had a moratorium on drive-thru restaurants. KPBS North County reporter Alexander Nguyen says the city is rethinking that ban.

Carlsbad police are investigating a crash that left one person dead after a metal welding rod pierced through their front windshield.

The city has had a ban on new drive-thrus in place since 1998, but the Carlsbad City Council recently approved a policy that could pave the way for more.

The reason for the lack of a drive-thru at the new Chick-fil-A dates back nearly three decades. In the 1990s, Carlsbad enacted a moratorium on new drive-thru businesses.

Carlsbad is considering lifting its 25-year-old ban on new drive-thru restaurants, a prohibition prompted by concerns that the auto-centric convenience would proliferate with the opening of Legoland.