73-202 In M1-5A or M1-5B Districts

In M1-5A or M1-5B Districts, the Board of Standards and Appeals may permit theaters for a term not to exceed five years, provided that the following findings are made:

1. that such #use# will not impair the character or the future use or development of the surrounding residential or mixed use neighborhoods;
2. that such #use# will not cause undue congestion in local #streets#; and
3. that such #use# provides a waiting area of adequate size to prevent obstruction of #street# areas and other #uses# within the same or other #building#.

The Board shall prescribe appropriate controls to minimize adverse effects on the character of the surrounding area, including, but not limited to, location of entrances and operable windows; provision of sound-lock vestibules; specification of acoustical insulation; maximum size of establishment; number, kinds of amplification of musical instruments or voices; shielding of flood lights; adequate screening; curb cuts, or parking.