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Minor Exception No. 2008-01 July 14, 2008 Page 4 the proposed trade schools in addition to the parking count and calculated the peak demand as 356 spaces during the day. This second method further concludes that sufficient on-site parking will be available to serve the existing medical offices, existing charter school, and proposed trades schools. Based on the shared parking analysis for the project site, staff is able to verify that the two proposed trade schools will not impact the parking for the existing medical office complex. The proposed uses will continue to allow for a sufficient number of parking spaces to be available for both employees and visitors of the center. The field counts performed for the shared parking analysis additionally indicates that the actual parking spaces that are being occupied are considerably less that what is required by the City's parking code. Lastly, the parking study does not take into account the potential for the students to use alternative transportation methods such as public transportation and carpooling. These additional transportation methods will allow for an additional number of available parking spaces. On June 4, 2008, the Zoning Administrator opened the public hearing for the proposed project. The Zoning Administrator reviewed the project and verified that the combined scope of the project included Conditional Use Permit Nos. 2008-10 and 2008-11. After much discussion, the Zoning Administrator motioned that the items be referred to the Planning Commission for action in order to allow all items to be discussed as one complete project. The Zoning Administrator verbalized that Section 41-641 SAMC allowed the referral of the minor exception request when the proposed project was of such magnitude as to be of special interest to the people of the City of Santa Ana and the Planning Commission. In summary, the issuance of a minor exception will allow a project that will benefit the community by providing additional educational opportunities for residents of the City as well as those within the surrounding communities. Although the existing medical office does not provide the amount of parking required by the City's parking code, the shared parking analysis indicates that the site is able to accommodate the two professional trade schools along with the existing uses at the site. Therefore, staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Minor Exception No. 2008-01 as conditioned. 31A-5