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SHORTEST LINES OF PUBLIC ACCESS. NO BUILDING IN EXISTENCE OR BEGUN TO BE ERECTED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF AND LATER CHANGED IN USE SHALL BE THEREBY MADE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS HEREOF, IF SUCH NEW USE WOULD NOT REQUIRE MORE PARKING SPACES THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED UNDER THE PREVIOUS USE, HAD THE BUILDING BEEN THERETO— FORE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS HEREOF, NOR WILL ANY CHANGE IN USE OF A BUILDING ERECTED OR BEGUN TO BE ERECTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES UNLESSSUCH CHANGE PLACES THE BUILDING IN ONE OF THE CLAScIFICATION CATEGORIES SET FORTH IN (1) THROUGH (10) ABOVE, RE— QUIRING MORE PARKING THAN REQUIRED IN THE CATEGORY IN WHICH SUCH BUILDING FELL PRIOR TO SUCH CHANGE IN USE. FOR ANY BUILDING OUTSIDE OF THE EXEMPTED AREA HEREINAFTER DEFINEDv WHETHER THE SAME HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE, OR IS THEREAFTER ERECTED, WHICH IS ENLARGED SO AS TO INCREASE ITS PARKING NEEDS EITHER BY ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES OR FLOOR SPACE, THERE SHALL BE PRO— VIDED ALL THE PARKING SPACE FOR THE BUILDING AS WOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE IF IT WERE ERECTED IN WHOLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. IN PROVIDING THE OFF—STREET AUTOMOBILE OR VEHICULAR STORAGE OR PARKING SPACES AS HEREIN— ABOVE REQUIRED, EACH SPACE SHALL BE OPEN AND SHALL HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO A STREET OR ALLEY HAVING A WIDTH OF TWENTY (20) FEET OR MORE, SHALL_ NOT THEREAFTER BE REDUCED OR ENCROACHED UPON IN ANY MANNER, AND SHALL NOT OCCUPY ANY PART OF THE REQUIRED FRONISFT—BACK AREA. EACH SPACE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED FOR AN AUTOMOBILE OR VEHICLE SHALL BE AT LEAST TWENTY—TWO (22) FEET BY EIGHT (8) FEET. DESIGNS AND PLANS FOR AREAS TO BE USED FOR AUTOMOBILE OFF—STREET PARKING SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, PLANS FOR SUCH AREAS SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING INSPECTOR SHALL SHOW IN DETAIL THE LOCATION AND EXTENT OF THE AREA AND OTHER FEATURES, CONDITIONS OR REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE* ALL SUCH OFF—STREET PARKING FACILITIES SHALL BE SO DRAINED AS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO ABUTTING PROPERTIES OR PUBLIC STREETS, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF MATERIAL WHICH WILL ASSURE A SURFACE RFSISTANT TO EROSION. ALL PARKING SPACES SMALL BE SEPARATED FROM WALKWAYS, SIDEWALKS, STREETS OR ALLEYS BY CURBING. INTERIOR DRIVEWAYS AND ENTRANCE AND EXIT DRIVEWAYS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT WIDTH TO ALLOW SAFE AND EXPEDITIOUS MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; ONE—WAY MOVEMENT IN SUCH DRIVEWAYS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR WHENEVER POSSIBLE; ENTRANCE AMD EXIT DRIVEWAYS SHALL BE SEPARATELY PROVIDED WHEREVER POSSIBLE, AND SHALL HOT BE LESS THAN TWENTY (20) FEET IN WIDTH. EACH PARKING SPACE SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED AND PAVEMENT DIRECTIONAL ARROWS OR SIGNS PROVIDED WHEREVER NECESSARY. ADEQUATE LIGHTING SHALL RE PROVIDED IF THE PARKING FACILITIES ARE USED AT NIGHT AND ARE PROVIDED FOR COMMERCIAL USE. WHENEVER LIGHTING OF OFF—STREET PARKING FACILITIES ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL LAND IS PROVIDED, INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE ARRANGED SO AS NOT TO REFLECT OR CAUSE GLARE ONTO THE ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL LAND. ALL GARAGE AMD OTHER SPACES ALLOCATED FOR PARKING OF VEHICLES WITHIN BUILDINGS OR IN BASEMENTS OR OPEN SPACES ON THE ROOFS OF BUILDINGS SHALL BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE REQUIRED OFF—STREET PARKING FACILITIES AND MAY BE INCLUDED AS SUCH IN COMPUTING THE REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED HEREINABOVE, BUT NO SUCH SPACES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE RESPECTING DESIGN OR TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS. WHEN ANY LAND OR BUILDING IS USED FOR TWO OR MORE PURPOSES, THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED SHALL BE THE SUM OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL USES, COMPUTED SEPARATELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PARKING FACILITIES FOR ONE USE SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PROVIDING THE REQUIRED PARKING FACILITIES FOR ANY OTHER USE; REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF PARKING FACILITIES, WITH RESPECT TO TWO OR MORE PROPERTY USES OF THE SAME OR DIFFERENT TYPES, MAY BE SATISFIED BY THE PERMANENT ALLOCATION OF THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF SPACES FOR EACH USE IN A COMMON PARKING FACILITY COOPERATIVELY ESTABLISHED AND OPERATED;