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Need an opinion on this clause:
"(e) Places of assembly. For every structure or part thereof hereafter erected, converted or structurally altered, to be used as a theater, auditorium, stadium or other place of public assembly, except in district E, there shall be provided and maintained accessible off-street parking space for the storage of motor vehicles on the basis of one (1) vehicle for each five (5) seats of the total audience seating capacity of the building, structure or part thereof. Such parking shall be located on the same lot with such building, structure, or part thereof, or within two hundred (200) feet thereof. Churches shall be exempted from this provision."
Are churches exempt from the requirement for parking, the 1/5 ratio, the same lot requirement, the 200' minimum, or all of the above? I'm thinking the intent was to exempt the requirement for parking within 200' and on the same lot, but the sentence structure suggests that the exemption applies to everything in (e).
"(e) Places of assembly. For every structure or part thereof hereafter erected, converted or structurally altered, to be used as a theater, auditorium, stadium or other place of public assembly, except in district E, there shall be provided and maintained accessible off-street parking space for the storage of motor vehicles on the basis of one (1) vehicle for each five (5) seats of the total audience seating capacity of the building, structure or part thereof. Such parking shall be located on the same lot with such building, structure, or part thereof, or within two hundred (200) feet thereof. Churches shall be exempted from this provision."
Are churches exempt from the requirement for parking, the 1/5 ratio, the same lot requirement, the 200' minimum, or all of the above? I'm thinking the intent was to exempt the requirement for parking within 200' and on the same lot, but the sentence structure suggests that the exemption applies to everything in (e).