In computing the number of parking spaces required by this Code, the following rules shall apply:
(a) Floor Area. Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, gross floor area shall be used for all land uses. If a cellar or basement is used for business or commercial purposes, it shall be counted as floor area in computing off-street parking requirements.
(b) Seats. Where seating capacity is the standard for determining parking spaces, the capacity shall mean the number of seating units installed or indicated, or one seat for each twenty-four (24) lineal inches of benches or pews, or when fixed seats are not indicated, the capacity shall be determined as being one seat for each twenty (20) square feet of floor area of the assembly room.
(c) Employees. Where employees are the standard for determining parking space requirements, employees shall mean the maximum number of employees on any two (2) successive shifts.
(d) Fractional Numbers. Where the computation results in a fractional unit, one (1) additional off-street parking space shall be provided.
(e) Parking for Mixed Uses. A building or group of buildings containing two (2) or more uses, operating normally during the same hours, and which have different off-street parking requirements, may jointly provide spaces for not less than the sum of the spaces required for each use.
(f) Parking Requirements for Uses Not Specified. When the off-street parking requirements for a use are not specifically defined herein, the parking facilities for such use shall be determined by the Planning Commission so as to be sufficient to meet all the parking needs of the proposed use, based on the parking standards for a specified use listed in Section 1172.04 that the Commission determines to be most similar to the proposed use. (Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)