Some residents of St. John's want drive-thrus to be located further from homes than the minimum standard city officials have proposed.

That was made clear to city officials at a public meeting on Thursday evening about the proposed new rules the city is drafting for drive-thrus.

Officials from the city's planning department compared the distances other cities in Canada require between drive-thrus and homes.

The department has suggested that drive-thrus be a minimum of five metres away from residential properties in St. John's, and have vegetation and noise walls at property lines.

But those suggested guidelines weren't enough for St. John's resident Barry Slaney.

"Like you [see] Kitchener there got 30 metres, why can't we have 25 or 30 metres like something sensible?" asked Slaney.

Andy Den Otter lives near a drive-thru being constructed at Torbay Road and Pearson Street.

"It's much too close," said Den Otter. "Just other day, they put up light standards, which are going to be shining right into people's bedrooms. They are going to be on for seven, eight hours in the evening."

St. John's City Coun. Tom Hann, who attended the meeting, said the city has taken public input on the proposed drive-thru regulations seriously, and city officials will re-examine the draft rules during the next few weeks.