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

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CUP No. 2010-01 and VA No. 2010-02 February 22, 2010 Page 4 • 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 parking 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. Approximately 19 percent of the student base will be non-drivers. Applying the nondriver 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 plus the 36 staff members. At maximum enrollment and 100 percent attendance, the parking supply of 258 spaces in the parking structure would be deficient by 27 spaces, compared to the peak demand. • The project applicant has identified available additional parking in the Civic Center area within the vicinity of the project site. The additional parking, totaling 148 stalls in the Civic Center area will not provide sufficient parking to meet the City's parking requirement but potentially alleviate some on-site parking congestion. • A queuing analysis was conducted to evaluate entry conditions. For aworst-case analysis, it was assumed that all arriving students in the maximum class session would arrive during the half hour before the start of the class. Based on this analysis, to avoid an inbound queue at the structure entrance that backs onto the public street, it is recommended that the entry procedures and equipment for the parking structure be designed so that the duration of the entry transaction is less than five seconds during peak arrival periods. A quicker entry transaction could be accomplished with an electronic pass card system, a parking permit displayed on the vehicle, or a ticket entry/pay on departure system. • Queuing conditions at the entrance could be alleviated by providing 10 to 15-minute breaks between class shifts, and/or staggering class start times. Implementing measures to encourage alternative travel modes and reduce single-occupant vehicles would also alleviate queuing and parking demand. 31 A-6