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clinics, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and other similar health service facilities. The next slides will highlight four(4) amendments that the Director is proposing. The proposed amendments will ultimately create a process for these uses to come into the Planning Department and get any necessary approvals for. The Director is initiating these amendments to our Code to really open up the door and allow for these uses as well as future similar health service facilities. To be able to come into the Department as either a permitted use or one that will require a Use permit. It should be noted that this is an effort of the Director to address the needs of the public by amending our Code to keep up with the various new forms of health services that has evolved over the years. I understand that these types of proposed amendments can seem a little much. Therefore, if you have any questions please feel free to speak up or stop me at any time. Can you all see my screen? Will begin with proposed amendment one (1). This is relating to the definition of a medical clinic. Currently, the definition of a medical clinic states that chiropractic and massage treatment and services are not included as a medical clinic. The Planning Director is proposing that acupuncture and other similar health service facilities be listed as not included under the definition of a medical clinic. The next proposed amendment is to the personal service establishment definition. The personal service establishment definition currently includes massage facilities and chiropractic clinics as permitted under the personal service definition. The Planning Director is proposing the removal of massage facilities and chiropractic clinics from this definition so that the definition only includes non-medical personal services such as hair salon, dyeing, tailoring, shoe repair, and other similar establishments. The Director has also proposed to remove "and other similar uses devoted to the care of the treatment of the aged, the sick or the infirm"out of the hospital definition located in the Use Permits section. Because the Department has historically considered these uses as medical clinics. While the Planning Director feels that these uses no longer fit in their current definition the proposed amendment number two (2)clarifies where these uses would be better suited. Especially because the need for these uses are there in the community. Therefore, in this slide the Director is proposing that a Use Permit can be obtained for a medical clinic, massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and other similar health service facilities in any of the zoning districts listed in this slides above. Now, when Planning staff was considering this Code amendment, we found that there was a conflict within our off-'street parking and recognize the discrepancies between the proposed amendment in the parking section of our Code. We are using this opportunity to rectify these conflicts by proposing to add off-street parking requirements. Therefore, the proposed amendment number three (3) adds parking requirements for commercial uses within the RS, RD, and RM zoning. The fourth and final proposed amendment is for zoning districts that a massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, and other similar health service facilities will be an out right permitted use. For EXHIBIT C(DRAFT) 2