As used in this chapter, for the purpose of determining the off-street parking and loading facilities required as accessory to a use, definitions and standards are established as follows:
(a) "Employees" means, wherever the parking requirement is based on employees, the maximum number of employees on duty on the premises at one time or, in the case of two successive shifts, the number of employees on the largest shift plus twenty-five percent of the number of employees on the next largest shift.
(b) "Floor area used in determining parking requirements" means the total area of all the floors of the building used by the principal activity, as specified in the schedule in Section 1282.05, measured from the exterior faces of the building. The areas used for storage, or otherwise not occupied by people, may be excluded from the floor area calculation the Building Commissioner determines that this floor area will not require additional parking.
(c) "Gross floor area used in determining loading requirements" means the total floor area used for the main and accessory activities, and storage areas of the building served.
(d) "Off-street loading space" means an open space or enclosed area as part of a building, accessible to a public street and available whenever it is needed for the loading or unloading of goods and products to the main use.
(e) "Off-street parking space" means an open or enclosed area accessible from a public street for parking of automobiles of owners, occupants, employees, customers or tenants of the main use. Each space shall be accessible from a drive or aisle and of a size consistent with Section 1282.12, exclusive of all drives, aisles, ramps and turning space.
(f) "Seating capacity" means the number of seating units installed or indicated on plans for places of assembly. Where not indicated on plans, it shall be assumed that a seating unit will occupy six square feet of floor area exclusive of all aisles.
(Ord. 08-111. Passed 9-2-08; Ord. 20-40. Passed 4-7-20.)