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27.39.100 REQUIRED RETAIL FRONTAGE.

Within the Required Retail Frontage area as shown on the Downtown Specific Plan land use map, the requirements of Section 27.38.110 shall apply, except as follows:

(a) Surface parking shall not be permitted within fifty (50) feet of property lines designed for Required Retail Frontage and shall be required to be located behind a building meeting the requirements of this title, except when the following conditions are met:

(1) A building of at least 8,000 square feet exists on site and the parking will be located between the building and property line:

(2) The surface parking is being provided to fulfill requirements for uses within the existing building;

(3) The area to be paved for surface parking is unimproved; and

(4) At least 6 feet and up to a maximum of 10 feet of landscaping is installed between the property line and the surface parking lot for screening.

(b) Temporary (a maximum of 5 years) surface parking in a City or City agency owned parking lot shall be permitted. A minimum of six feet of landscaping shall be installed between the property line and any surface parking.