For the purpose of this article, the following units of measurement shall apply.
(a) Floor area. In the case of offices, merchandising or service types of uses, the term FLOOR AREA shall mean the gross floor area used or intended to be used by tenants, or for service to the public as customers, patrons, clients or patients, but not including areas occupied by fixtures and equipment used principally for nonpublic purpose such as storage incidental repair, processing or packaging of merchandise, for show windows, for offices incidental to the management or maintenance of stores or buildings, for toilet or restrooms, for utility rooms or for dressing rooms, fitting or alteration rooms.
(b) Hospital bassinets. In hospitals, bassinets shall not be counted as beds.
(c) Places of public assembly. In stadiums, sports arenas, churches and other places of public assembly in which patrons or spectators occupy benches, pews or other similar seating facilities, each 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining requirements for off-street parking facilities under this article.
(d) Fractions. When units of measurement determining number of required parking spaces result in requirement of a fractional space, any fraction up to and including one-half shall be disregarded and fractions over one-half shall require one parking space.
(Ord. 2046, passed 4-11-1968)