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ORDINANCE NO. 2194 EXHIBIT A Page 22 of 28 Chapter 18.88 OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES 18.88.020 Basic requirements. D. For property zoned C-C, MU, or 0 and located within the downtown revitalization district as shown in Chapter 18.74 of this title, the following requirements shall modify the basic requirements of subsection A of this section: 1. A change of use shall not constitute a "major alteration" or "enlargement" if the age of the building in which the use is located is greater than five years, according to city records. 2. When a certificate of appropriateness is approved for demolition of a commercial structure, or design review approval is given to a new commercial structure replacing one which was destroyed by fire, earthquake, act of God, the public enemy, or other calamity, the replacement structure shall receive a parking credit for the floor area of the original structure when one of the following is met, at the discretion of the approving body: (a) the approving body determines that the replacement structure would have the same architectural style as the original structure in terms of design, materials, massing, and detailing; or (b) 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 of this section, 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 off-street parking facilities and/or in lieu parking fees for building expansions which would increase the number of required parking spaces by 10 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 consideration 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 unreinforced 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) of this chapter.