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3.36.050 <br />now constructed or which may require further <br />widening or improvement. The public rights - <br />of -way may be used for vehicular and/or <br />pedestrian traffic, as well as for public <br />improvements, public and private utilities, and <br />activities typically found in public rights -of - <br />way. In addition, all necessary easements for <br />public uses, public facilities, and public <br />utilities may be retained or erected. <br />B. Public, Semi. -Public, Institutional and <br />Non -Profit Uses. Parking, open space, public <br />and semi-public uses may be interspersed with <br />other uses in any area. <br />In any area the agency is authorized to <br />permit the maintenance, establishment or <br />enlargement of public, semi-public, institu- <br />tional or nonprofit uses, including park and <br />recreational facilities, parking facilities, <br />libraries, educational, fraternal, employee, <br />philanthropic, and charitable institutions, <br />utilities, multi -model transit facilities, and <br />facilities of other similar purposes, <br />associations or organizations. All such uses <br />shall conform so far as possible to the <br />provisions of this plan applicable to the uses <br />in the specific area involved. The agency may <br />impose such other reasonable restrictions as <br />are necessary to protect the development and <br />uses in the project area. (Ord. 99-025 § 304, <br />1999) <br />3.36.050 Interim uses. <br />The agency is authorized to use or permit <br />the use of any real property in the project area, <br />pending its ultimate development pursuant to <br />the plan for interim uses that do not conform <br />to the uses permitted in the plan. Such interim <br />uses shall comply with all applicable city <br />codes. (Ord. 99-025 § 305, 1999) <br />3.36.060 Nonconforming uses. <br />The agency is authorized to permit an <br />existing use that does not conform to the <br />provisions of the plan to remain in an existing <br />structure that is in good condition, provided <br />that such use is generally compatible with <br />existing and proposed developments and uses <br />in the project area and abatement of such <br />nonconforming use is not required by <br />applicable city codes. The agency may <br />authorize additions, alterations, repairs or <br />other improvements to nonconforming <br />properties when the agency determines that <br />such repairs or improvements would be <br />compatible with surrounding uses and are <br />permitted under applicable city codes. <br />The agency may require the owner of a <br />nonconforming property to record a covenant <br />imposing reasonable restrictions on the <br />property, as the agency deems necessary to <br />protect the project. (Ord. 99-025 § 306, 1999) <br />3.36.070 Conforming uses. <br />The agency may, at its sole and absolute <br />discretion, determine that some properties <br />within the project area already meet the <br />requirements of the plan. The agency may <br />issue certificates of conformance for such <br />properties, evidencing that the owners may <br />remain as owners of conforming properties <br />without entering into a participation <br />agreement with the agency, so long as such <br />owners continue to operate, use, and maintain <br />such properties in conformity with the plan. <br />The agency may require the owner of a <br />conforming property to enter into a <br />participation agreement if the owner wishes to <br />(1) construct any additional improvements or <br />substantially alter or modify existing <br />structures on such conforming property; or (2) <br />144 <br />