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screens (20 or more) than multiplexes and 3,000 or more seats.
<br /> Consequently, megaplexeg are synonymous with not only the
<br /> seating style, but also better amenities and larger seating
<br /> capacities. They are also sometimes called "supercinemas."
<br /> Many theater owners, especially, with theaters in multiplexes
<br /> integrated within shopping centers, are actively upgrading the
<br /> structures to megaplex standards. Differentiating a megaplex
<br /> from a multiplex gets blurred when one or two theaters in a
<br /> multiplex have upgraded stadium-style seating, but the rest
<br /> cannot be upgraded due to space or structural limitations,
<br /> which is common in older or multilevel shopping centers.
<br /> (APA's Land-Based C[ass/fication ~tandards)
<br /> Theater, Multiplex A multiplex, also 'known as a cineplex, is a
<br />complex structure with multiple movie theaters in which each
<br />theater is capable of showing movies independent of r_he others in
<br />thc complex. Structurally, theaters in a mukiplcx are grouped in a
<br />manner that allows them to share box or ticket offices, parking
<br />facilities, lobby areas, resrrooms, concession stands, signs and
<br />marquee displays, and other service and maintenance facilities.
<br />These structures first started appearing in shopping centers and
<br />ma Jig, sometimes integrated with the layout ofd~e mall. They
<br />typically have eight to 12 movie screens ,'md about 2,500 seats
<br />spread among them with capacities r~ging from 200 to 800 seats
<br />per theater. (A_PA's Land-Based Classification Standardx)
<br /> Tourism-Oriented This term applied as an adjective to '
<br />businesses and commercial establishments means those catering
<br />primarily to transient visitors staying on [Hilton Head] Island
<br />for two weeks or less. If an establishment could equally cater to
<br />either tourists or Island residents, it is included within this
<br />definition. (]fi/tan Head, SC)
<br /> Town Center A location within the city containing an
<br />orderly mix of land uses that meets thc daily needs of area
<br />residents. This mix is intended to contain convenience retail,
<br />food services, personnel, and business sen'ice uses; community
<br />facilities including parks, schools, libraries, and places of
<br />worship; and residential uses ora density and location that
<br />would accommodate direct pedestrian linkages to the
<br />nonresidential facilities. These should be arranged in a manner
<br />which is foct~sed around a central open space. (Noblesville,/Ar)
<br /> Transit-Oriented Development Moderate and high-density
<br />housing concentrated in mixed-use developments located along
<br />transit routes. Land is developed for commercial, industrial,
<br />social, and public uses to complement and service the
<br />community. The location, design, and mix of uses in a TOD
<br />emphasize pedestrian-oriented environments and encourage the
<br />use of public transportation. (Neighborhood Capital Bridget
<br />Group. 1994. Community Green Line Planning Project:
<br />Putting Neighborhoods on the Right Track. Chicago
<br />Department of Planni,g and Developme,t.)
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<br /> Urban Fringe Land at the edge of an urban area usually
<br /> made up of mixed agricultural and urban land uses. This is
<br /> probably the most critical area within an urban area and
<br /> requires adequate controls wisely administered by a coordinated
<br /> effort of city and county officials. (Iowa State UniversiO,)
<br /> Surrounding the core area is the fringe, containing uses in
<br /> different proportions, and at a lesser density. Higher-density
<br /> residential uses are intended to comprise a greater proportion of
<br /> the total development in the fringe than in the core, with lower
<br /> densities in the fringe. (Aurora, CO)
<br /> Urban Growth Area Means an area delineated in an
<br /> adopted [regional or county] comprehensive plan . . . within
<br /> which urban development is encouraged by delineation of the
<br /> area, compatible future land-use designations, and
<br /> implementing actions in a local comprehensive plan, and
<br /> outside which urban development is discouraged. An urban
<br /> growth area shall allow existing or proposed land uses at
<br /> minimum densities and intensities sufficient to permit urban
<br /> growth that is projected for the [region or county] for the
<br /> succeeding (20J-year period and existing or proposed urban
<br /> sera, ices to adequately support that urban growth. (APA's
<br /> Gl~ou"~ivG SM,~~ Leghlative Guidebook)
<br /> Areas which counties designate, in consultation with cities,
<br />wbere urban growth will be encouraged and supported with
<br />urban levels of services. The urban growth areas are to include
<br />areas and densities sufficient to permit the urban growth that is
<br />projected to occur in the county for the succeeding 20-year
<br />period. Urban growth refers to the growth that makes intensive
<br />use of land for the location of buildings, structures, and
<br />impermeable surfaces to such a degree as to be incompatible
<br />with the primary use of such land for the protection of food, or
<br />other agricultural products or fiber, or the extraction of mineral
<br />resources. (King Coun% WA)
<br /> Urban Growth Boundary The boundary or line marking
<br />the limit between the urban growth areas and other areas such
<br />as rural and resource areas where urban growth is not
<br />encouraged, as designated by the county in consultation with
<br />cities, under the requirements of the Growth Management Act.
<br />(King Coun9', WA)
<br /> A line that cont~ns growth, usually accompanied by a regula-
<br />tory prohibition on urban growth, and even low-density suburban
<br />growth, beyond "the line." The implementation ora UGB is
<br />primarily intended to control gtow-d~--to increase population
<br />density, to preserve a rural or agricultural edge, to prevent urban
<br />sprawl. (]~arqtthar, Ned. "Zonir~g ?allout: The ]m?lication;'of Urban
<br />Growth Area Desigv~atlons. "Zoning News, March lY)~.)
<br /> Urban Sen4ce Area A defined area, not always coincidental
<br />with a municipality's corporate boundaries, that defines the
<br />geographical limits of government-supplied pub}lc facilities and
<br />sev,'ices. (Elbert Ca,(nO,, CO)
<br /> An area beyond which a jurisdiction will not provide b~ic
<br />urban services such as server and water, and will not provide public
<br />transit sep.'ices or invest its money in significant road
<br />improvements. (Farquhar, Ned. "Zo,i,g Fa//out: T])e ]mp/icatio,s of
<br />Urban G~vwth Area Designatiom. "Zoning News, ?~[arch
<br /> Video Rental Store Establishment primarily engaged in the
<br />retail rental or lease of video tapes, films, CD-ROMs, laser
<br />discs, electronic games, cassettes, or other electronic media.
<br />Sales of film, video tapes, laser discs, CD-ROMs, and electronic
<br />merchandise associated with VCRs, video cameras, and
<br />electronic games are permitted accessory uses. (Prince William
<br />County, VA)
<br /> Village Center See Town Center.
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