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Definition

  • CHILDREN'S AMUSEMENT CENTER means a facility with amusement rides, games, play areas, and other activities, catering primarily to children 12 years of age and younger
  • COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT (INSIDE) means a facility wholly enclosed in a building that offers entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee. This use includes but is not limited to a bowling alley or billiard parlor

Districts Permitted

  • Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, by right in CR, RR, CS, industrial, central area, mixed use, and multiple commercial districts
  • By SUP only in CR, RR, CS, industrial, central area, mixed use, and multiple commercial districts for
    • amusement centers, as defined in Chapter 6A of the Dallas City Code, as amended, with a floor area of 2,500 square feet or more, and located within 300 feet of a residential district; and
    • all Class E dance halls, as defined in Chapter 14 of the Dallas City Code, as amended, within 300 feet of a residential district
  • RAR required in all districts for
    • dance halls, as defined in Chapter 14 of the Dallas City Code, located within 300 feet of a residential district
  • By SUP only for dance halls, as defined in Chapter 14 of the Dallas City Code, as amended, in CR and CS districts
  • By SUP only for bingo parlors in the CR district

Required Off-Street Parking

  • Bingo parlor: one space per 50 square feet of floor area
  • Bowling alley: six spaces per lane
  • Children's amusement center: one space per 200 square feet of floor area
  • Dance halls: one space per 25 square feet of dance floor and one space per 100 square feet of floor area for the remainder of the use. Delta credits may not be used to meet this off-street parking requirement.
  • Motor track: one space per 1000 square feet of restricted track area and one space per additional 200 square feet of floor area
  • Skating rinks: one space per 200 square feet of floor area
  • Other uses: one space per 100 square feet of floor area

Handicapped Parking

    Must be provided if more than ten off-street parking spaces are required for this use
     

Total number of required off-street parking spaces

Minimum number of handicapped spaces required

1 - 50

1

51 - 100

2

101 - 300

3

301 - 500

5

over 500

1% of Total

Required Off-Street Loading

Square feet of floor area in structure

Total required spaces or berths

 0 to 10,000

None

10,000 to 60,000

1

Each additional 60,000 or fraction thereof

1 additional

Additional Provisions

    All required off-street parking for a bingo parlor located within 300 feet of a residential district must be provided on the lot occupied by the bingo parlor use
     

 


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