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parking requirements as indicated in this section and shall not include building additions which increase the number of required parking spaces by less than ten percent. B. Any parcel of real property located wholly or partially within the boundaries of a parking assessment district referred to in subsection A which is used for restaurant purposes shall be permitted to construct a building, the total square footage of which will not exceed fifty-six percent of the buildable area of the lot without the need to provide additional parking. Any building in excess of the limitation imposed in this section shall be subject to the same requirements for additional parking as set forth in subsection A. C. Any building in existence at the time of the establishment of the parking assessment district within which it is located, which exceeds the buildable area provisions set forth in subsection A shall be deemed nonconforming and shall not be sul~iect to additional parking requirements in the following cases: 1. The building is altered, modified, or enlarged such that the number of required spaces increases by less than ten percent. Less than fifty percent of the building is destroyed by fire, earthquake, or other calamity, act of God, or by the public enemy, or, in cases where greater than filly percent is destroyed, design review approval is given to a new commercial structure replacing the one which was destroyed, pursuant to the criteria stated in Section 18.88.020(D)(2). D. For parking assessment districts other than that referred to in subsections A through C of this Section, the building floor area credits for properties contributing to the district with either land. improved parking spaces, or cash shall be determined on a case-by-case basis depending on the circumstances for the particular parking assessment district. Such circumstances shall include but shall not be limited to the amount of parking spaces, land, or cash contributed; the total number of parking spaces created; the assessment formula for the district agreed to by the property owners within the district; and the location of the contributing property. The standard parking ratio for each parking lot at build-out shall be one space for each five hundred (500) square feet of gross building area. Property owners contributing more parking or land than needed for their building may receive cash reimbursements or parking spaces credits which may be recognized and transferred as in-lieu parking spaces if so approved at the time the parking assessment district is formed. 18.88.120 In-lieu Parking Agreement for the Downtown Revitalization District. A. The owner of a parcel or parcels within the Downtown Revitalization District who is unable to provide all of the off-street parking required by this code may apply to the City for an in-lieu parking agreement. The procedures to be followed for such in-lieu parking agreements shall be as follows: 1. New construction which provides at least eighty-five percent (85%) of its required parking on site and expansions to existing buildings which are tess than'or equal to twenty- five percent (25%) of the building's existing floor area may satisfy their parking deficits 4