Bossier City, LA zoning: where a drive-thru restaurant is allowed
Is a drive-thru allowed in Bossier City, LA?
A drive-thru restaurant is allowed by right (no conditional use permit, special exception or rezoning) in these zoning districts: B-3, B-5, RFD.
It needs a conditional or special use approval in: B-4.
It is not allowed in 14 districts: A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, I-1, I-2, R-A, R-E, R-HD, R-LD, R-MD, R-MHP, R-MHS, RT.
Drive-thru restaurant rule by zoning district
| District | Drive-thru restaurant | What the code says | Section | Source | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | Not allowed | Use table: Fast-food restaurant P* in B-3, B-5, RFD; C in B-4; blank elsewhere. Not listed for this district (a high-turnover sit-down restaurant may be, without drive-through). | UDC use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| A-2 | Not allowed | Use table: Fast-food restaurant P* in B-3, B-5, RFD; C in B-4; blank elsewhere. Not listed for this district (a high-turnover sit-down restaurant may be, without drive-through). | UDC use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| B-1 | Not allowed | Use table: Fast-food restaurant P* in B-3, B-5, RFD; C in B-4; blank elsewhere. Not listed for this district (a high-turnover sit-down restaurant may be, without drive-through). | UDC use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| B-2 | Not allowed | Use table: Fast-food restaurant P* in B-3, B-5, RFD; C in B-4; blank elsewhere. Not listed for this district (a high-turnover sit-down restaurant may be, without drive-through). | UDC use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| B-3 | By right | A fast-food restaurant that utilizes a drive-through-pickup lane... is a permitted use in the B-3, B-5 and RFD districts. Permitted (P*) subject to Sec. 5.6.14 standards. | UDC Sec. 5.6.14.A; use table | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| B-4 | Conditional | A fast-food restaurant, with a drive-through pickup lane... shall be permitted as a Conditional Use in the B-4 District. Conditional use (Planning Commission) plus Site Plan Review, Sec. 3.7.2. | UDC Sec. 5.6.14.B | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| B-5 | By right | A fast-food restaurant that utilizes a drive-through-pickup lane... is a permitted use in the B-3, B-5 and RFD districts. Permitted (P*) subject to Sec. 5.6.14 standards. | UDC Sec. 5.6.14.A; use table | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| I-1 | Not allowed | Use table: Fast-food restaurant P* in B-3, B-5, RFD; C in B-4; blank elsewhere. Not listed for this district (a high-turnover sit-down restaurant may be, without drive-through). | UDC use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| I-2 | Not allowed | Use table: Fast-food restaurant P* in B-3, B-5, RFD; C in B-4; blank elsewhere. Not listed for this district (a high-turnover sit-down restaurant may be, without drive-through). | UDC use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| R-A | Not allowed | Fast-food restaurant not listed in residential columns. Residential district. | UDC Sec. 5 use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| R-E | Not allowed | Fast-food restaurant not listed in residential columns. Residential district. | UDC Sec. 5 use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| R-HD | Not allowed | Fast-food restaurant not listed in residential columns. Residential district. | UDC Sec. 5 use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| R-LD | Not allowed | Fast-food restaurant not listed in residential columns. Residential district. | UDC Sec. 5 use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| R-MD | Not allowed | Fast-food restaurant not listed in residential columns. Residential district. | UDC Sec. 5 use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| R-MHP | Not allowed | Fast-food restaurant not listed in residential columns. Residential district. | UDC Sec. 5 use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| R-MHS | Not allowed | Fast-food restaurant not listed in residential columns. Residential district. | UDC Sec. 5 use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| RFD | By right | A fast-food restaurant that utilizes a drive-through-pickup lane... is a permitted use in the B-3, B-5 and RFD districts. Permitted (P*) subject to Sec. 5.6.14 standards. | UDC Sec. 5.6.14.A; use table | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
| RT | Not allowed | Use table: Fast-food restaurant P* in B-3, B-5, RFD; C in B-4; blank elsewhere. Not listed for this district (a high-turnover sit-down restaurant may be, without drive-through). | UDC use table; Sec. 5.6.14 | zoneomics.com | 2026-11-14 |
"By right" means permitted with site plan and building permit review only. Overlay districts, planned developments (PD/PUD) and conditions attached to a past rezoning can change the answer for a single parcel.
Official zoning map layer
To find the district for a parcel, query the jurisdiction's own GIS zoning layer: https://services1.arcgis.com/jh7pbmmfSzUSNziy/arcgis/rest/services/Zoning/FeatureServer/34 (district field: Zone2)
Bossier City Engineering zoning layer (Zoning/FeatureServer/34, field Zone2 = district code).
Sources
How to confirm before you buy
- Look up the parcel on the official zoning map to get its district and any overlay.
- Open the code section linked in the table and read the use table and the drive-thru standards.
- Call the planning office and ask whether a drive-thru restaurant needs anything beyond site plan review at that address.
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