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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH CODE 18.110.010c. Veterinary clinics, dog hospitals,boarding kennels and residentialkennels.One (1) parking space for each doctor and employee plustwo (2) parking spaces for visitorsd. Waiver or Reduction for Seasonal Employees. Parking requirements otherwise required by thischapter may be reduced or waived by the planning commission if the following conditions are foundto exist:1. The parking requirements are associated with the expansion of employment which is seasonaland limited in duration to not more than five (5) months during any calendar year; and2. The need for additional parking otherwise required by this chapter is alleviated by:i. The availability or provision of housing either on site or within a reasonable proximity ofthe place of employment to the extent that automobile transportation is not needed;ii. The provision of alternate transportation by the employer, including but not limited topasses on a scheduled bus service, van or car pooling, or other mass transit service;iii. The provision of secured and covered bicycle storage areas; oriv. A binding commitment to participate in the public development of an appropriate numberof parking spaces in an off-street parking area programmed for construction within three(3) years of granting of a waiver or reduction.(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)Where there is more than one (1) use in a single structure or on a site (e.g., doctor, attorney and retail grocery)or two (2) or more separate instances of the same use, off-street parking requirements shall be the sum of therequirements for the various uses.Commercial Vehicles in Residential Zones. Parking of not more than one (1) commercial vehicle is allowedas an accessory use to a dwelling.Joint Parking Areas. Where two (2) or more uses provide a joint parking area, and their total required spacesis twenty (20) or more, the minimum requirement will be seventy-five (75) percent of the sum of the requirementsfor the various uses computed separately.All parking spaces provided pursuant to this chapter shall be on the same lot with the main use it serves or onan adjoining lot except that the planning commission may permit parking spaces to be on any lot within twohundred (200) feet of the use if it determines that it is impractical to provide parking on the same lot.No existing parking area and no parking area provided for the purpose of complying with the provisions of thistitle shall hereafter be relinquished or reduced in any manner below the requirements herein established.At the time of application, a site plan shall be submitted to the administrative official responsible for theenforcement of this title who shall approve or disapprove the plan on the basis of its conformance to this title.Compact Car Allowance.(1) Commercial and Industrial Zones. In commercial and industrial zones, in computing the total parking arearequired for parking lots of ten (10) parking spaces or more, compact car size parking spaces may be substituted,at the option of the applicant, in lieu of standard size parking spaces on a one-for-one basis, upto a maximum of fifty (50) percent of the total number of required spaces.(2) Residential Zones. In any other zone, including residential, and in parking lots of less than ten (10) parkingspaces in commercial and industrial zones, the total required parking area shall first be determinedusing standard size parking spaces. In the event such total parking area is provided, the applicant mayelect to convert up to fifty (50) percent of such total parking area to compact car size parking spaces, andthe remaining portion of such total required parking area shall be composed of standard size parkingspaces.18-79