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 Del Mar
 Municipal Code
 Title 30. ZONING
 Chapter 30.86. SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS

  § 30.86.185. Minimum Workspace Area for Employees/Calculation of the Maximum Number of Employees Allowed in a Business Space.  

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  • A.

    All business establishments shall be designed and operated so as to be in compliance with the City of Del Mar Municipal Code with respect to the Occupancy Standards of the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code (UBC).

    B.

    In addition to compliance with the UBC, all business establishments shall be designed and operated in a manner such that an average of at least 125 square feet of space is available for each employee working in the business space, with such average calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

    C.

    To determine the average space available for each employee being provided by a business, the total square foot area of the business space (excluding restrooms) shall be divided by the maximum number of employees working in the business at any one time.

    D.

    To determine the figure of the maximum number of employees that may work in the business space at any one time, the total business space of an establishment shall be divided by the minimum workspace area per employee required by this Section;

    E.

    For purposes of this Section only of the DMMC, "Employee" shall include all persons employed by the business and all managers, owners and operators of the business and all independent contractors who are working at the business space at the time of calculation of the figure of the Maximum Number of Employees.

    F.

    For purposes of this Section only of the DMMC, "business space" shall include all of the enclosed square footage of the building, and/or that portion of the building, in which the business is located, including workspace and storage areas, corridors but excluding restrooms. For purposes of this Section only, the calculation of business space shall not include the common areas of a multi-occupancy building such as elevators, stairwells and hallways, and shall also not include the common areas and restrooms used by more than one tenant/employer of the building.

    G.

    A the request of the Director of Planning and Community Development, the operator of a business shall be required to provide a record of the figure of the maximum number of employees that may work in the business space at any one time. That required figure shall be used by the City for determination of compliance with this Section.

(Ord. No. 814)