The establishment of a drive-in theater is subject to the following provisions. (The use of a drive-in theater for a swap meet or flea market is subject to Section 23.08.144):
(a) Permit Requirement. Development plan approval.
(b) Location. To be on a collector, arterial, or frontage road, provided that no drive-in theater site is to be located within one thousand feet of a residential category.
(c) Access. Entrance and exit driveways are to be located so that they are visible for at least five hundred feet on the street where the driveways are located.
(d) Site Design Standards.
(1) Setbacks. Theater projection screens and perimeter fencing are to be set back a minimum of twenty-five feet from any abutting street.
(2) On-Site Traffic Control. Drive-in theaters are to be provided internal circulation and traffic control devices as follows:
(A) Access Separation. At least two access gates for the viewing area are to be provided, with one gate being available for emergency egress at all times.
(B) Stacking Area. An area is to be provided for cars waiting to purchase tickets, which is entirely contained on site. The stacking area is to be large enough to accommodate a number of cars equal to fifteen percent of the theater’s capacity. One ticket gate or booth is to be provided for each three-hundred cars’ capacity.
(C) Directional Signing. Signs are to be provided to indicate entrance, exits and one-way driveways.
(3) Projection Screen Orientation. Drive-in theater projection screens are to be oriented so that the screen face is not visible at an angle greater than thirty degrees from any street within one thousand feet of the screen.
(4) Screening. The parking/viewing area of a drive-in theater is to be screened with a ten-foot-high solid wood, masonry, or nonreflective metal perimeter fence.
(5) Landscaping. The twenty-five-foot setback required by subsection (d)(1) of this section is to be landscaped. Landscaping is to include trees capable of exceeding fifteen feet in height, to be located at fifty-foot intervals adjacent to the perimeter fence. Such trees may be located, at the option of the applicant, inside or outside the perimeter fence.
(6) Parking. Drive-in theaters are to provide one off-street parking space per employee.
(7) Site Surfacing. All areas used by vehicles are to be surfaced with chip-seal or better.
(8) Drainage. Drainage facilities are to be provided pursuant to Section 23.05.040, to enable temporary retention of storm water runoff on site.
(9) Signing. A maximum aggregate area of eighty square feet of signing is allowed, including a marquee or reader board, not to exceed a height of twelve feet.
(e) Equipment -- Loudspeakers. Individual loudspeakers are to be provided for each car. There is to be no central loudspeaker; however, an outdoor speaker may be located at a snack bar if not operated at a sound level higher than 65dB. (Ord. 2592 § 9 (part), 1992)