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ORDINANCE NO. 2194 EXHIBIT A Page 17 of 28 18.81.020 Applicability. This district shall apply to all properties within the areas designated as Active Ground Floor Overlay District within the Downtown Specific Plan, except as modified by the following: A. The Overlay shall not apply to tenant spaces with a storefront whose primary access is not from Main Street or another street designated with the Overlay (as depicted in the Downtown Specific Plan Land Use Diagram). B. For buildings that have multiple tenant spaces, the requirements of the Overlay shall only apply to the tenant spaces with frontage on Main Street or a street designated with the Overlay (as depicted in the Downtown Specific Plan Land Use Diagram). C. For tenant spaces accommodating multiple uses, a minimum of the first 25- percent of the depth of tenant space (measured perpendicular to the façade fronting a designated active street) must be occupied with an active use. D. The Overlay shall not apply to buildings containing banks or financial institutions existing as of the date of adoption of this chapter, and purpose-built for such uses. 18.81.030 Underlying zoning. A. All uses shall comply with the regulations prescribed in Chapter 18.44 of this title and the underlying district, except as otherwise described by this chapter. 18.81.040 Procedure for Granting Exceptions. 1. The director of community development or his/her designee may grant an exception to allow a non-active ground floor use within a tenant space or building, based on any of the following criteria: A. The tenant space has been vacant for a period of at least 6 months. Evidence of attempts to lease space shall be provided to the director of community development upon request. B. The configuration of the tenant space is such that it would have a storefront frontage of less than 10 feet (as determined by the director of community development) on a designated active street. C. The tenant is located in an existing, purpose-built building containing a bank or financial institution as its primary tenant/occupant. 2. Notice of the director of community development's decision shall be provided to the Planning Commission. Such decision is subject to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Section 18.144. Chapter 18.84 SITE, YARD, BULK, USABLE OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS 18.84.020 Modifications to requirements of PUD, C, MU, 0 and I districts. B. Properties in the C, MU, 0 and I districts may be subdivided for purposes of lease, sale or finance without regard to the basic site requirements for the applicable district when all of the following are met: 1. The property either has been developed previously or has had project approval granted by the city;