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FFHR ~c I~FFRS TRARGPONIAT IOM fOM~IL TANTG March 30, 2009 Mr. Rob Eres Nexus Development Corporation 1 MacArthur Place, Suite 300 Santa Ana, California 92707 COPY SubJect: MacArthur PJace, Santa Ana, CA - CJnems Block -Shared Park/ng Analys/s Dear Mr. Eres: This report has been prepared to provide information on shared parking for the "Cinema Biock" portion of the MacArthur Place mixed-use development at the MacArthur Boulevard and SR-55 freeway interchange. It is our understanding that the entitlements for the Cinema Blodc are proposed to be modified with a change in land use. BACKGROUND Under the previous entitlement, the Cinema Block contained a mixture of residential, retail, office and restaurant space. The project site would have been served by 449 parking spaces plus nighttime and weekend access to an adjacent 500-space parking structure. The 2005 shared parking study, prepared by Kaku Associates, found that the project would have adequate parking with the use of the adjacent parking garage, and the City approved a parking variance for the project based on the shared parking analysis. PROPOSED PROJECT The new site plan for the Cinema Block proposes a 185-room Marriott Courtyard Hotel, served by a 133-space surface parking lot. The project also includes a small amount of meeting room space (3,000 square feet} and a small convenience retail area. These components will be considered ancillary uses that do not generate trips (and therefore parking demand) beyond the hotel guests. In addition to the 133 spaces adjacent to the hotel, hotel guests and employees will have access to 50 of the 500 garage spaces during the daytime on weekdays. On weekday evenings and on weekends, specifically on weekdays from 5:00 PM to 7:00 AM and from 5:00 PM on Friday to 7:00 AM on Monday, guests and employees will have access to all 500 spaces in the adjacent parking structure. Figure 1 illustrates the site plan. CITY OF SANTA ANA CODE REQUIREMENTS According to the Santa Ana Municipal Code, Article XV, Section 41-1344 for Hotels and Motels the following parking rates apply: (a) One (1) space for each guest room, plus one (1) space for each ten (10) rooms, plus two (2) spaces for a manager's unit, if provided. (b) Except for facilities limited to the exclusive use of guests, parking shall be provided for restaurants, banquet facilities and other retail services or recreational uses inGuded in a hotel or motel building or grounds in accordance with the requirements provided in Article XV. 201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 500 Santa Monica, CA 90401(310) 458-9916 Fax (310) 394-7663 ~~~