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said additional parking shall be computed in accord- ance with Sec. 2-9.16, but shall not include that portion of the building which is exempt from parking requirements as indicated in this section. b. Any parcel of real property located wholly or par- tially within the boundaries of a parking assessment district referred to in subsection (a) , above, which is used for restaurant purposes shall be permitted to construct a building, the total square foot age of which will not exceed fifty-six percent (56%) of the buildable area of the lot without the need to provide additional parking. Any building in excess of the limitation herein imposed shall be subject to the same requirements for additional parking as set forth in subsection (a), above. c. Any building in existence at the time of the estab- lishment of the parking assessment district within which it is located, which exceeds the buildable area provisions set forth in subsection (a) , above, shall be deemed non-conforming and shall not be subject to additional parking requirements so long as the following factors do not change: 1. The building is not subject to use or uses different from those existing prior to the formation of the district. 2. No building permit is necessary to enlarge, alter, or modify the building or any portion thereof, unless required by law. 3. Less than fifty percent (50%) of the building is destroyed by fire, earthquake or any other calamity, Act of God, or by the public enemy and provided that restoration is started within one year and deligently pursued to completion Section 3. Section 2-9.21 (Existing Uses). Article 16, Chapter 2~ ~itle II of the Ordinance Code of the City of Pleasanton is amended to read as follows: ~ 2-9.21 Existing Uses. No existing use of land or structure, except one located W~'t'hin'a parking assessment district, shall be deemed to be non-conforming solely because of the lack of off- street parking facilities prescribed in this article, provided that facilities being used for off-street parking on the effective date of Ordinance No. 520, May 3, 1968, shall not be reduced in capacity .to less than the number of spaces pre- scribed in this article or reduced in area to less than the minimum standards prescribed in this article. Section 4. This ordinanc~ shall become effective thirty (3'0) days after its adoption. section 5. This ordinance shall be published once within f~f'te~n (1'5) days after its adoption in the "THE TIMES," a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of Pleasanton. -2-