In computing the number of parking spaces required by this Zoning Ordinance, the following rules shall apply:
(a) Where floor area is designated as the standard for determining parking space requirements, floor area shall be the sum of the gross horizontal area of all the floors of a non-residential building measured from the faces of the exterior walls, excluding only stairs, washrooms, elevator shafts, and similar nonusable areas.
(b) Where seating capacity is the standard for determining parking space requirement, the capacity shall mean the number of seating units installed or indicated or each eighteen (18) lineal inches of benches, or pews, except where occupancy standards are set by the fire marshal.
(c) Fractional numbers shall be increased to the next whole number.
(d) The parking space requirements for a use not specifically specified in this Zoning Ordinance shall be determined following the procedure for "substantially similar uses".
(e) Where there is an adequate public transit system or where for any other reason parking demand is unusually low, then the parking space provisions cited above may be reduced proportionately by the Board upon an appeal from a decision of the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
(Ord. 2005-34. Passed 12-12-05.)