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original structure in terms of design, materials, massing, and detailing, or (ii) the approving body determines that the replacement structure will be an architectural improvement compared to the existing structure and will preserve or enhance the overall character of the area. Additional floor area of the replacement structure which exceeds the floor area of the original structure shall be subject to the requirements of subsection A, and parking shall be provided accordingly. 3. The following provisions shall apply to privately-owned parking facilities held open to the public: a.) The City Council may waive the provision of additional oft-street parking facilities and/or in-lieu parking fees for building expansions which would increase the number of required parking spaces by ten percent or more and/or for proposed new building construction if the property owner allows the existing parking on the property to be open to the public. Such waivers shall only be available to parking lot owners who participate in any program which may be established by the City Council with the objective of encouraging employee parking in public parking lots or other parking areas designated by the City for employee parking, or who otherwise devise an employee parking plan with such an objective which is approved by the City Council. Other considerations for waiver will include access, circulation, the number of resulting parking spaces serving the building, the effect on adjacent parking lots, and whether or not an unreinibrced masonry building upgrade is involved. b.) Uses for which a parking waiver under this Section is not granted may provide parking at the reduced rate of one space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area, except for office uses on sites with frontage on Main Street, which shall meet the requirements of Section 18.88.030 (F). c.) Under this subsection, new construction or building expansions shall not exceed a basic floor area ratio of two hundred percent (200%) and shall not exceed two (2) stories in height. d.) When any properly owner receives such a parking waiver or parking reduction, if the property later reverts to private use, the owner would then become responsible to provide the required parking and/or in-lieu fee in effect at the time of the reversion to private use, such that the parking rate of one space for each 300 square feet of gross building area is met. [Section E - No change] 18.88.030 Schedule of Off-Street Parking Space Requirements: [A through E - No Change] F. Property Zoned C-C or O and in the Downtown Revitalization District: I. All uses, with the exception of office uses on the ground floor of new buildings on sites with frontage on Main Street, shall provide parking or pay equivalent in-lieu parking fees at the rate of one space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area. However, uses which have lower parking requirements as stated elsewhere in the Section may provide parking or pay equivalent in-lieu fees according to that lower standard. 2