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request modification or waiver of any standard in favor of an alternate approach that will achieve the same design objective. Subd. 6.. Parking Standards. Parking in the Town Center District is intended to be shared to the greatest extent practicable in all mixed -use areas_ vAth the -- ef die T-G - 4 Sub -DistgE�.— parking standards are intended to provide a practical basis for providing adequate parking within the Town Center District through a careful analysis of uses, shared parking arrangements, use of public street parking and reduction allowances for the proximity to the transit station. A Parking Plan shall be prepared as part of the Development Plan to address the number, location, sharing arrangements, and public use when applicable. The Parking Plan shall also attempt to anticipate to the extent possible, how to address longer term parking arrangements if the possibility of use conversion or building expansion exists. Parking shall be provided under any of the following arrangements: a. Off -street parking in the TC -1 and TC -2 secured for public use through parking appropriate conveyances. individual bus l S Di tf f s h a ll n n uf va riiui` sp parking arrangements between nearby uses Sub - Districts. Sub - Districts shall be easements and other sses- lee -ed in the TC- ide. - abuiidin are encouraged in both b. On- street parking adjacent to buildings may be used for the purposes of calculating parking requirements for street level, non - residential uses. 1 0 , _ - - - IN dL.c. Within the TC -4 Sub- District, parking on individual parcels serving individual uses may be provided if designated and approved as part of the Master Plan. In order to ensure the pedestrian orientation of the Town Center districts maximum parking standards are set based on the following: Retail 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. Restaurants 5 per 1,000 sq. ft. Offices 3 per 1,000 sq. ft. Medical offices, clinics 4 per 1,000 sq. ft. Health clubs 3 per 1,000 sq. ft. • • • –142–