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ARTICI~E 14. CO Civic Overlay District. (Text to be added to ordinance by amendment) ARTICLE 15. Off-Street Parking Facilities Sec. 15.100. Purposes. In order to alleviate progressively or to prevent traffic congestion and shortage of curb spaces, off-street parking facilities shall be provided incidental to new uses and major alterations and enlarge- ments of existing uses. The number of parking spaces prescribed in this article or to be prescribed by the Zoning Administrator shall be in proportion to the need for such facilities created by the par- ticular type of land use. Off-street parking areas are to be laid out in a manner that will ensure their usefulness, protect the public safety, and, where appropriate, insulate surrounding land uses from their impact. - Sec. 15.101. Basic Reqirements. a. At the time of initial occupancy, major alteration, or enlarge- ment of sites, or of completion of construction of a structure or of a major alteration or enlargement of a structure, there shall be provided off-street parking facilities for automobiles in accord with the schedule of off-street parking space require- ments prescribed in Sec. 15.102. For the purpose of this sec- tion the terms "major alteration" or "enlargement" shall mean a change of use or an addition which would increase the num- bet of parking spaces required by not less than 10 per cent of the total number required. The number of parking spaces pro- vided for a major alteration or enlargement of a site or struc- ture shall be in addition to the number existing prior to the alteration or enlargement, unless the pre-existing number is greater than the number prescribed in Sec. 15.102, in which instance the number in excess of the prescribed minimum shall be counted in calculating the number provided to serve the major alteration or enlargement. b. If, in the application of the requirements of this article, a fractional number is obtained, one parking space shall be pro- vialed for a fraction of one-half or more, and no parking space shall be required for a fraction of less than one-half. c. For a use not specified in Sec. 15.102, the same number of off- street parking spaces shall be provided as is required for the most similar specilied use as determined by the Zoning Ad- ministrator. Sec. 15.102. Schedule of Off-Street Parking Space Requirements. 15.102.1. Dwellings and Lodgings. a. Dwellings -- Two spaces for each of the first four dwelling units on a site plus three additional spaces for each two ad- ditional dwelling units, provided that in a C-C district only one space per dwelling unit shall be required. At least erie space per dwelling unit shall be located in a garage or carport. b. Motels, hotels, lodging houses, and private clubs providing sleeping accommedations -- One space for each guest room or for each two beds, whichever is greater, plus one space for each two employees. c. Trailer parks -- One space for each unit, plus one additional space for each three units, none of which shall occupy area designated for access drives. 15.102.2. Offices, Cormnerciai Uses, and Places of Public Assembly in C-N and C-R Districts. One space for each 180 square feet of gross floor area, plus 10 spaces in addition to spaces occupied by cars being serviced on the site of each service station, plus additional spaces for each open use as prescribed by the Zoning Administrator. 15.10~.g Office, Commercial, and Industrial Uses Not in C-N or C-R Districts. a. Food stores -- One space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area. b. Banks -- One space for each 150 square feet of gross floor area, except floor area used for storage. c. Retail stores except food stores and stores handling only bulky merchandise; personal service establishments including barber shops and beauty shops, cleaning and laundry agencies, and similar enterprises -- One space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, except for floor area used exclusively for stor- age or truck loading. d. Commercial service enterprises, repair shops, wholesale estab- lishments, and retail stores which handle only bulky merchan- disc such as furniture, household appliances, machinery, and motor vehicles -- One space for each 500 square feet of gross floor area, except for floor area used exclusively for storage or truck loading. e. Public and private business and administrative offices, and toch- nical services offices (including but not limited to accountants, architects, attorneys, engineers, insurance, real estate, and sim- ilar professions) -- One space for each 300 square feet of gross f. Medical and dental offices (including but not limited to chiro- practors, dentists, optomitrists, physicians, and similar profe~- sions) -- One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area, or five spaces for each doctor, whichever is greater. g. Restaurants, bars, soda fountains, cafes, and other establish- merits for the sale and consumption on the premises of food or h. Service stations -- 10 spaces in addition to spaces occupied by cars being serviced. voit spaces equal to five times the capacity of the laundry. j. Manufacturing plants and other industrial uses, warehouses, storage buildings, and storage facilities combined with commer- ciaI or industrial uses -- One space for each employee on the maximum shift, or One space for each 300 square feet of gross k. Open uses and commercial and industrial uses conducted pri- marily outside of buildings -- One space for each employee on the maximum shift, plus the number of additional spaces pre- scribed by the Zoning Administrator. 15.102.4. Places of Assembl~ and Public Uses Not in C-N or C~R Districts. a. Auditoriums, churches, private clubs and lodge halls, communi- ty centers, mortuaries, sports arenas and stadiums, theaters, auction establishments, and other places of public assembly in- cluding church, school, and college auditoriums -- One space for each six seats or one space for each 60 square feet of floor area usable for seating if seats are not fixed, in all facilities in which simultaneous use is probable as determined by the Zon- ing Administrator. Where Sec. 15.102.5, (Educational Facilities), school, or college, that section shall apply and the requirements of this section shall be waived. b. Bowling alleys and pool halls -- Five spaces for each alley; two spaces for each billiard or pool table. c. Dance halls -- One space for each 50 square feet of gross floor area used for dancing. d. Hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, and charitable and re- ligious institutions providing sleeping accommodations -- Two spaces for each three beds, one space for each two employees, and one space for each staff doctor. e. Libraries, museums, art galleries, and similar uses -- One space for each 600 square feet of gross floor area and one space for each employee.