17.76.050 Downtown area – Parking exceptions designated.
   The downtown area is that area contained within all boundaries of the city as follows: beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Washburn Avenue and the centerline of Third Street, said point being the point of beginning; thence easterly along said centerline of Third Street to the intersection of this line with the centerline of Main Street; and thence southerly along the centerline of Main Street as realigned to the intersection of this line with a westerly prolongation of the centerline of the east-west alley between Third Street and Fourth Street; thence easterly along said centerline of said east-west alley and its easterly prolongation to the centerline of the north-south alley between Ramona Avenue and Victoria Avenue; thence southerly along said centerline of said north-south alley and its southerly prolongation to the centerline of Fifth Street; thence westerly along said centerline of Fifth Street to the centerline of Ramona Avenue; thence southerly along said centerline of Ramona Avenue to the centerline of Eighth Street; thence westerly along said centerline of Eighth Street to the centerline of Main Street; thence northerly along said centerline of Main Street to its intersection with an easterly prolongation of the centerline of the east-west alley between Seventh Street and Eighth Street; thence westerly along said easterly prolongation of said east-west alley and along said centerline to the centerline of the north-south alley between Main Street as realigned and Washburn Avenue; thence northerly along said centerline of said north-south alley to the centerline of Seventh Street; thence easterly along the centerline of Seventh Street to the centerline of Main Street as realigned; thence northerly along the centerline of Main Street as realigned to a point being the intersection of said centerline with an easterly prolongation of the centerline of Fifth Street; thence westerly to a point being the intersection of said easterly prolongation of the centerline of Fifth Street with a southerly prolongation of the centerline of Washburn Avenue; thence northerly along said southerly prolongation of said centerline of Washburn Avenue and along the centerline of Washburn Avenue to the centerline of Third Street, said point being the true point of beginning. Within this downtown area, as defined, there shall be no off-street parking requirements for any structural change, remodeling or rebuilding of any existing building or structure; provided, however, that any structural change, remodeling or rebuilding of any existing building or structure that results in an increase of floor area (less indoor parking) shall provide off-street parking for said increase of floor area as stipulated in § 17.76.010(C). New buildings or structures not the result of rebuilding existing buildings or structures shall provide off-street parking as stipulated in § 17.76.010.(C).
(`78 Code, § 17.76.060.)