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<br />GPA No. 2005-01; TTM No. 2005-07; <br />VA Nos. 2005-53 through 2005-56 <br />November 14, 2005 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Staff surveyed the townhome parking requirements of seven neighboring <br />cities, namely Tustin, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange, <br />Huntington Beach and Garden Grove (Exhibit 10). In this research, staff <br />found that all of the cities surveyed have a parking requirement that <br />would be less than the 3.2 parking spaces per unit as proposed by the <br />applicant. All of the cities surveyed indicated that their parking <br />requirement was adequate and has not resulted in project parking <br />shortages. Based on the results of the parking survey, it is anticipated <br />that the proposed request to reduce the parking requirement of the project <br />from 4 to 3.2 parking spaces per unit will not result in inadequate <br />parking capacity. Additionally, recent city projects such as City Place, <br />Santiago Street Lofts, and the downtown lofts were approved with a <br />comparable parking standard. <br /> <br />Height Variance <br /> <br />Section 41-277 (a) of the code limits the height of townhomes to 27 feet <br />and no more than two stories in height. In order to introduce the tuck- <br />under two car garages for each townhome, the applicant is requesting a <br />maximum height of 35 feet and three stories in height for 30 units. The <br />remaining 14 units will comply with the height limit. All of the units <br />will provide a minimum setback of 60 feet from the property line to the <br />closest single family residential uses to the north in order to ensure <br />privacy. <br /> <br />In evaluating the applicant's request for added mass and height, the <br />architecture and the distance from adjacent buildings was closely <br />considered. The proposed project features smaller-scale forms such as <br />recessed windows, projecting balconies and other significant elements <br />which visually reduce the height and scale of the proposed buildings. <br />These features were utilized to emphasize and define the individual units <br />while adding visual interest to the development. Additionally, the <br />proposed ground-level garages will allow for enclosed parking in garages <br />immediately available to each homeowner. The proposed three-story units <br />utilize space well, will conceal visible parking through enclosed garages <br />at the ground level and create a privacy buffer to the adjacent <br />residential uses. <br /> <br />758-7 <br />