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Mr. Tim O'Brien <br />January 23, 2019 <br />Page 3 <br />b) Each multi -family dwelling site shall provide oft -street parking spaces, in <br />addition to the minimum requirements of subsection (a) of this section, in an <br />amount not less than the number of bedrooms on the site. Such spaces may be <br />open or covered and may be assigned to particular units or not so assigned. <br />Bachelor units shall be considered as one -bedroom units. <br />c) In addition to the minimum requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this <br />section, each multiple -family dwelling site shall provide guest parking, <br />identified as such, in an amount of spaces not less than twenty-five (25%) <br />percent of the minimum required spaces under subsections (a) and (b) of this <br />section, but in no case less than three (3) spaces. <br />Table 2 presents the code parking requirement for the Project. Review of Table 2 <br />identifies that the Project would require 379 spaces. With a proposed parking supply <br />of 452 parking spaces, the Project is projected to have a parking surplus of 73 spaces <br />when compared to the City's parking requirements. Given these results, the Project is <br />anticipated to provide adequate parking based on direct application of City code. <br />Although the Project is providing adequate number of parking spaces based on City <br />Code requirement, the following section provides further justification that the City <br />Code requirement is highly conservative when compared to the actual peak parking <br />demand at similar existing sites. <br />Comparison of Parking Ratios <br />Notwithstanding the requirements of City Code, the actual parking requirements for <br />multifamily residential uses have been found to be less than the City's own Code <br />requirement as represented the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. This aspect is <br />illustrated by LLG's previous field studies of actual parking demand at existing sites <br />similar to the project, in addition to parking demand/empirical ratio compilations <br />from other sources. <br />Table 3 presents a comparison of site development and parking ratios from various <br />sources. The upper portion of Table 1 presents twelve (12) comparable sites in <br />Fullerton, Orange, Santa Ana, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Monrovia, Laguna Niguel, and <br />Pasadena. Additional detail for the comparable sites is also provided inclusive of the <br />location, development summary, parking facility type, parking supply, presence of <br />ground floor retail, survey period, empirically derived peak parking ratio and peak hour, <br />and the Saturday daytime peak parking ratio and peak hour. <br />Table 3 indicates that the total number of apartments units for each site ranges from 142 <br />units to 481 units and includes a unit mix of studios, one -bedroom units, two -bedroom <br />units, and/or three -bedroom units. Parking facilities at these locations include parking <br />751-64 <br />