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VA No. 2015 -06 <br />September 28, 2015 <br />Page 3 <br />The subject site is within the Specific Development Plan (SD -69), established for the PacificCenter <br />development in 1999. The SD -69 Zoning District (Area 1) allows for a variety of commercial and <br />service uses by right, including health club and gymnasium. Therefore, the use is consistent with <br />the zoning designation. <br />Project Analysis <br />Planet Fitness is seeking a variance for a reduction in required parking. Variance requests are <br />governed by Section 41 -638 of the SAMC. Variance requests may be granted when it can be shown <br />that the following can be established: <br />• That there exists a special circumstance related to the property, such as size, shape, topography, <br />location or surroundings. <br />• That the granting of the variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial <br />property rights. <br />• That the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public or surrounding property <br />• That the granting of the variance will not adversely affect the General Plan. <br />If these findings can be made, then it is appropriate to grant the variance. Conversely, the inability to <br />make these findings would result in a denial. Using this information, staff has prepared the following <br />analysis, which forms the basis for the recommendation contained in this report. <br />The entire PacificCenter commercial center currently contains 856 parking spaces to serve all the <br />retail and services uses. The existing parking adjacent to the proposed Planet Fitness building will be <br />modified and restriped as part of the new main entry on the east elevation. This will include relocating <br />the handicap parking spaces and adding landscape planters to frame the new entry. <br />Section 41 -1375 of the SAMC requires one parking space per 28 square feet of physical activity area <br />for health clubs. Based on these calculations, 497 stall are required for the health club project <br />(calculated from approximately 13,896 square feet of activity area), with a total of 1,268 parking <br />spaces required for the entire commercial site. The 1,268 number results from 497 stalls for the <br />health club, 659 stalls for the Home Depot retail store, and 122 stalls for the three eating <br />establishments. Based on the SAMC parking requirements, a deficit of 412 parking spaces or 33 <br />percent of the required parking would occur. <br />31A-5 <br />