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3 Combined with parking minimums, maximum standards limit the range of parking spaces supplied. Maximum standards are typically based on one of three criteria. Some communities set a ratio per number of square feet of building area to establish a maximum. Others base the maximum on some aspect of the minimum standard (e.g., if one space is the mini- mum requirement, 1.5 spaces might be the maximum). The third type of maximum occurs when a municipality provides a limit on the overall num- ber of parking spaces in a particular geographic area (e.g., a downtown or a historic district). To generate the list of uses in this report, we drew on inquiries to PAS over the last 10 years, past PAS Reports on parking standards, and the terms used in PAS Report No. 491/492, A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms, which will be updated in spring 2003. We then performed an on-line search for off-street parking standards for each use. To counter the confusion caused by widely varying terms for the same use, we have grouped standards under a single term. For example, we chose “blood donor center,” a term used by many communities, and included the standard for Eugene, Oregon, which uses the term “blood bank.” We hope that communities reviewing this report will consider changing their name for a use if it is different from the name provided. Using this report and PAS Report No. 491/492 may result in greater conformity across com- munities in the terms used to identify uses. Such conformity would make it easier for planners to compare and contrast their standards, not just for parking, but for many other zoning purposes. Finally, while there is an extensive list of specific uses, we have also provided standards for generic uses. For example, you will find stan- dards for “commercial use, unless otherwise specified” and other such broad categories. Continuing upgrades to and development of the APA web site should soon make it possible to store this list of standards there, where it will be easy to update on an ongoing basis. This report and other similar reference works will now become “living” documents on the Internet, subject to regu- lar updates without the expense of publication. Access to these reference works will be limited to PAS subscribers. This is our way of expressing our gratitude to the PAS subscribers for supporting this type of work. We hope to save you time and money by providing you with this basic, important, up-to-date information. The Editors 120