31A - CUP 2010-01 - 500 W SANTA ANA BLVD

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS • • The proposed Corinthian College will occupy an existing 39,516 squaze foot building located at 500 West Santa Ana Boulevard in the Civic Center area in the City of Santa Ana. Corinthian College proposes to utilize the entire building, with 15 classrooms totaling 13,898 square feet of classroom floor area and 25,618 square feet of office azea. The building is located adjacent to a 258-space parking structure • The facility will operate Monday through Friday, with class sessions conducted between the ~ hours of 6:00 AM and 10:45 PM Monday through Thursday, and between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM on Friday. Classes aze proposed on Saturdays; however, a schedule has not yet been established. • Class schedules aze proposed in four shifts during the week; the first shift would operate from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM, the second shift from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the third from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and the fourth shift from 6:00 PM to 10:45 PM. • The maximum student enrollment is estimated at 975 students, with 71 staff members. Approximately 10% of the student population would attend the Saturday classes, reducing the weekday student population by 98 students. The adjusted weekday population would be approximately 878 students, split between the four class shifts. • Per the City of Santa Ana parking requirements, a total of 424 spaces are required for 13,898 • square feet of classroom area and 25,618 square feet of office area. Per the City's parking requirement, a deficit of 166 parking spaces exists. • Educational Institution parking requirements for a number of other cities in Orange and Los Angeles County were obtained and compared with the City of Santa Ana pazking requirements. The City of Alhambra, City of Anaheim, and City of Gardena, all of which have Everest College campuses similar to the one proposed in Santa Ana, have lower parking requirements than the City of Santa Ana. However, even for some of the cities that have a lower parking requirement, the 258-space parking structure still would not meet the parking requirement. • The class schedule and attendance assumes that, at peak operation, the greatest number of students attending classes at any one time would be 307 students, during the evening class shift, with 36 staff members. The applicant has estimated that, based on experience with other sites, approximately 19% of the student base will be non-drivers. Applying the non- driver assumption, if the evening class is at maximum enrollment, and all students are in attendance, there would be 249 students who drove to the site for the evening class. At maximum enrollment, and 100% attendance, the parking supply of 258 spaces in the parking structure would be deficient by 27 spaces, compared to the peak demand. • Corinthian College - 22 - February, 2010 Parking Study 31 A-42