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issuance of a use permit. .Two-family, multi-family, and attached row dwellings shall be permitted only upon issuance of a use permit. (b) HISTORIC LIMITED OFFICE. Uses shall be limited to professional offices, family care residences as defined in Section 40-22, single-family, two-family or multi-family dwellings and, in the Olde Towne Historic District, bed and breakfast inns as provided for in Section 40-52.7. A combination of such residential and professional office uses shall be permitted in the same building provided that the residential portion occupies not less than fifty (50) per cent of the floor area of the building. (c) HISTORIC LIMITED BUSINESS. Ail uses permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial C-1 District shall be permitted. Multi-family dwellings and housing for the elderly shall be permitted upon approval of a group housing use permit by city council. Residential dwelling units may be incorporated in structures where the principal use is commercial or semi-commercial under the terms of Neighborhood Commercial C-1; provided that a dwelling unit containing one bedroom shall incorporate no less than four hundred (400) square feet of usable floor area therein, a dwelling unit with two (2) bedrooms no less than seven hundred (700) square feet and a dwelling unit with three bedrooms no less than eight hundred (80(]) square feet. Uses permitted by right in cross-referenced districts shall also be allowed by right in the related sub-district. Uses requiring a use permit in the cross-referenced district shall be allowed in the related sub-district upon the issuance of a use permit. Conditions applying to any use in the Use Schedule Table shall apply to the use m the related subdistrict. Sec. 40-52.2. Dimensional requirements. Except as otherwise specified in this Article, the dimensiona! requirements specified by Table 52.2 shall apply within all of the historic districts. Sec. 40-52.3. Conversions. For the following purposes, two-family or multi-family conversions are allowed in certain portions of the historic districts in accordance with this section: ~o encourage a more efficient use of the area's existing stock of large single-family dwellings; to provide economic support for resident families of limited income; and to protect and preserve property values while preserving the unique architecture of these structures. Conversions of single-family dwellings to two-family or multi-family dwellings are allowed in the following areas in accordance with the terms of this Section: Olde Towne Historic District as it existed prior to October 24, 1967; Port Norfolk HiStoric District as it existed prior to April 26, 1983; Park View HiStoric District as it existed prior to April 1, 1984: 69