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Long-Term Stav Hotel Draft Parking Studv 2.0 METHODOLOGY This section describes the procedures and methodologies used to prepare the Long-Term Stay Hotel Parking Study. Topics discussed include parking surveys and parking demand forecast methodologies. 2.1 Parking Counts P&D conducted parking counts through a subcontract with Southland Car Counter, Inc., to obtain information relevant to parking operations at existing long-term stay hotels that included an inventory of existing parking activity, demand and supply. The parking counts were taken from 6:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 13, and on Saturday, October 15. 2.2 Parking Demand Forecast To estimate future parking demand for the proposed hotel, the four methodologies described below were used. 2.2.1 City Zoning Ordinance Methodology The City Zoning Ordinance methodology establishes the minimum parking requirements for land uses based on variables such as size, the number of seats, the number of employees, etc.... The parking rates are listed in the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code. 2.2.2 ITE Parking Generation Methodology The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generation methodology is similar to the City Zoning Ordinance Methodology discussed in Section 2.2.1. The ITE Parking Generation methodology establishes the minimum parking requirements for different land uses based on variables such as size, the number of rooms, the number of employees, etc.... ITE compiles the parking rates for different land uses based on parking counts collected by public municipalities and private transportation consultant firms throughout the United States. The parking rates are summarized in the ITE publication, Parking Generation.l 2.2.3 Telephone Survey Methodology The Telephone Survey methodology involved contacting other local jurisdictions to establish how other jurisdictions would establish the minimum parking requirements for a long-term stay hotel. The following six cities were contacted as requested by the City of Santa Ana: · City of Anaheim, CA · City of Costa Mesa, CA · City of Huntington Beach, CA · City of Irvine, CA · City of Newport Beach, CA · City of Y orba Linda, CA ] Institute of Transportation Engineer, Parking Generation, 3rd Edition, 2004. TCB Page 4 75A-46