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EIR No. 2018-01, DA No. 018-01, GPA No. 2018-06, AA No. 2018-10 2525 North Main Street February 5, 2019 Page 4 Table 2: Applicant Proposed Unit Mix and Unit Square Footage Unit Type Number of Units )%) Square Footage of Units Studios 73 15% 592-740 One -Bedrooms 307 62% 634-1,091 Two -Bedrooms 88 18% 909-1,472 Three -Bedrooms 28 5% 1,360-1,520 Total 496 units 100% 114 The main entry for the project would be via a driveway on Main Street. The driveway will lead to an internal drop-off area, the leasing office and guest parking spaces before leading into the gated parking structure. The parking structure is located closer to Main Street, further away from the single-family homes to the east, with the residential buildings wrapped around the structure to screen from views at the ground level. Two levels of the parking structure would extend above the residential portion of the buildi jThe applicant is proposing to provide a secondary access/egress point at the Santiago Park Drive/Walkie Way and Main Street intersection. This option is not a required element of the project, but would allow for an additional point of access to the development. If constructed, use of the park for vehicular access would require the replacement of lost park square footage with new park land of equal or greater size, utility and value. In addition, approval would be required from the Parks and Recreation Department, the State Office of Grants and Local Services and the National Park Service.l_ - The parking structure totals 358,630 square feet, with 8 -levels above grade and 1 -level below grade. A total of 904 parking spaces are proposed which is a ratio of 1.8 spaces per unit. A total of 150 tandem spaces (17 percent of the overall parking spaces) will be provided. �he applicant has provided a parking study of similar type multi -family projects that identifies a parking demand of 1.354 space per unit which would forecasts parking needs to be 672 spaces forthe project. Mable 3 below provides a breakdown of the proposed parking for the project. Table 3: Applicant Proposed Parking Unit Type Units Rate Stalls Provided Studios 73 1.00 73 One -Bedroom 307 1.00 307 Two -Bedrooms 88 2.00 176 Three -Bedrooms 28 3.00 84 Guest Parking 496 .23 114 Tandem Stalls 150 Total 496 1.80 904 spaces Staffs Proposed Total 476 2.00 952 75E-4 Commented [DH3j: How is it possible to approve a project when access points are unknown? If this option were to be pursued the design of the project would need to be changes to accommodate the land swap, unless they plan to have that layout approved upfront. Commented [DH41: The parking study that was performed fails to mention the occupancy rate at the time of study. This omission makes the study invalid for the purpose of any comparison.