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spaces. " Finding: As stated in the General Plan, "Because it is important for businesses, institutions, employers, and cultural facilities to be readily accessible to the public, the City should encourage various forms of transportation access (pedestrian, public transit, and automobile) to achieve a high level of service to the CBD and: . . . *Minimize the need for private developers to provide individual on-site parking_ Encourage them instead to participate in expanded puhlic transit , car pool , and transportation system management programs and/or the construction of new parking structures. " Finding: The zoning code, adopted in December of 1989, implemented portions of this goal through a reduction in parking standards in the B-3 zone. The residential parking standard in the B-3 Zoning District is .5 spaces per dwelling unit. (Section 22 , page 22-07 Use-Standards Table: Multiple family dwellings) . No parking is required for retail uses under 10,000 square feet in area. (Section 22 , page 22-02 Use-Standards Table: Retail sales Special Regulation 5) Finding: SEPA Mitigation Measure Number Five of the Revised MDNS (SEPA #61-91) , in response to concerns expressed in the comment period, field observations identifying parking demand due to surrounding land uses and lack of parking time limits, and the applicant's voluntary proposal , requires that an agreement be provided to the city showing that additional off-street parking will be made available. The requirements of the Mitigation Measure assure that the agreement must be satisfactory and that the parking spaces will, in fact, be available before the Certificate of Occupancy is issued. Finding: According to the Comprehensive Plan, "The City should encourage a variety of housing types within and surrounding the downtown core area by: * Encouraging buildings which combine residential units with non-residential uses. * Consider modifying parking standards of residential uses in the Central City area to allow more efficient use of land and account for a greater use of pedestrian and transit methods of transportation. " Finding: The zoning code, when it was adopted in December of 1989, did change the parking standards from 1-1/2 spaces per dwelling unit for multi-family uses - a standard for any part of the City - to 1/2 space per dwelling unit in the B-3 zoning district. Finding: The alternatives described by LOJIS to address the provision of an additional ten off-site parking spaces include: use of the "Bon Garage" or working with an adjacent land owner to convert a vacant lot into a parking lot that meets all standards including landscaping to provide ten additional parking spaces. 4 clbyffcr