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Exhibit C-4, Page 6 1. In those situations where a particular use is not specifically mentioned in this table, the requirements for off-street parking shall be determined by the director and in accordance with the most comparable use listed. B. Uses in the C-C Zone. There are no off-street parking requirements for any uses in the C-C zone, except residential uses located outside of the downtown historic district shall provide at least 0.7 parking spaces per bedroom (studio apartments shall be considered a one- bedroom apartment). C. Shell Building Permit Applications. When the city has received a shell building permit application, off-street parking requirements shall be based on the possible tenant improvements or uses authorized by the zone designation and compatible with the limitations of the shell permit. When the range of possible uses results in different parking requirements, the director shall establish the amount of parking based on a likely range of uses. For example, an applicant submits a permit for a 5,000-square-foot shell building in the C-H zone. The zone allows for a range of retail, personal, and general service retail uses. Most permitted uses in this zone fall in the category of general retail and service uses in Table 15.550.040(A) which requires one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area. Restaurants require more parking (one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area). While the director might find it unreasonable to require parking for the “worst case scenario” in terms of possible use types, he or she will typically choose a requirement that falls between the possible use scenarios. In this case, the odds are that most possible uses fall in the general retail and service use category with a lower parking requirement, though a slightly higher parking requirement would make sense given the possibility of a use such as a restaurant, which requires greater parking. Thus, a compromise standard, requiring a minimum of one space per 275 square feet of gross floor area, would be reasonable in this instance. D. Other Provisions of Code. Where other provisions of this code stipulate reduced minimum parking requirements, those provisions shall apply. E. Bicycle Parking. Multifamily and nonresidential developments shall provide for bicycle parking per the standards below: 1. Amount of Bicycle Parking. Table 15.550.040(B). Computation of required off- street bicycle parking spaces. Category of Land Use Minimum Parking Spaces Required Single-family dwelling None Multifamily dwelling 0.5 space per dwelling unit (units with private garages are exempt) Hotel/motels 1.0 per 20 guest rooms Offices, banks, medical clinics, supermarkets, retail shops, department stores, or similar uses 1.0 per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area for up to 50,000 square feet, then 1.0 per 10,000 square feet beyond 50,000