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(1) All intensive vegetation clearing, including the clearing of invasive species, shall <br /> require a permit from city staff and shall require the submittal of a revegetation plan <br /> acceptable to the city. The plan shall include erosion control measures if deemed <br /> necessary by the city. <br /> SECTION 4. Sec. 78-1491 through 78-1510 shall be amended by deleting the strikethrough <br /> text and adding the underlined text to read as follows: <br /> Sec. 78-1491. Generally. <br /> (a) Purpose of off-street parking and loading requirements. Regulation of off-street parking <br /> and loading spaces in this division is to alleviate or prevent congestion of the public right- <br /> of-way and so to promote the safety and general welfare of the public by establishing <br /> minimum requirements for off-street parking, loading and unloading from motor vehicles in <br /> accordance with the utilization of various parcels of land and structures. All applications for <br /> an occupancy certificate in all districts shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale <br /> and dimensioned indicating the location of off-street parking and loading spaces in <br /> compliance with requirements of this division. <br /> (b) Application of parking rules in all districts. In addition to the regulations and requirements <br /> set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the provisions of this division regarding off-street <br /> parking shall apply to the required and nonrequired off-street parking facilities in all use <br /> districts. <br /> (c) Parking requirements waived for buildings under construction on September 14, 1967. <br /> Structures or uses for which a building permit has been issued prior to September 14, 1967, <br /> but for which work has not been completed shall be exempt from the parking requirements <br /> of this division if the structure is started within six months after September 16, 1967, and <br /> continues to completion. <br /> (d) Existing parking not to be reduced. Off-street parking spaces and loading spaces existing on <br /> September 14, 1967, shall not be reduced in number unless the number exceeds the <br /> requirements set forth in this division for a similar new use. <br /> (e) Floor area. The term "floor area" for the purpose of calculating the number of off-street <br /> parking spaces shall mean the net usable floor area of the various floors, devoted to retail <br /> sales, services, office spaces,processing and fabrication, exclusive of hallways,utility space <br /> and storage areas other than warehousing. <br /> (f) Seating facilities. In stadiums, churches and other places of public assembly in which <br /> patrons or spectators occupy benches,pews or other similar seating facilities, each 22 inches <br /> of such seating facility shall be counted as one seat for the purpose of determining required <br /> parking. <br /> (g) Size of parking spaces. Each parking space shall be not less than nine feet wide and 20 feet <br /> long, and each space shall be served adequately by access drives. For purposes of <br />