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establishments. The site currently contains three (3) eating <br />establishments: Super Antojitos Express (Unit A), Cholulas <br />Restaurant (Unit F), and Hometown Buffet, if only these three <br />tenants and the proposed banquet facility remained open at <br />night, and all other tenants ceased business activity in the <br />evening hours, the center would require 361 parking spaces <br />to satisfy the off - street parking demands generated by these <br />tenants. <br />Because the 361 parking spaces required to satisfy their <br />demands exceeds the existing 231 parking spaces currently <br />provided on the site, a shared parking approach is not <br />feasible at this location. Moreover, the loss of approximately <br />18 parking spaces in the future will reduce this figure to 213, <br />further exacerbating the inability to share parking among <br />tenants during evening hours. <br />The insufficient parking provided on the site will negatively <br />impact the surrounding community. Due to a lack of parking <br />availability at the site, patrons of restaurants and /or the <br />banquet facility will continue to seek other parking options on <br />local streets and in residential neighborhoods. Patrons of all <br />businesses at the center who park in the surrounding <br />community will continue to constrict the supply of street <br />parking for the local residents, which results in reduced quality <br />of life for the residents in the surrounding neighborhood, The <br />congestion generated by patrons parking in the surrounding <br />community poses safety hazards to motorists, cyclists, and <br />pedestrians using those streets. Congestion creates an <br />unsafe environment for cyclists and pedestrians who are <br />negatively impacted by excessive vehicular traffic and street <br />parking on residential streets that are not designed to <br />accommodate high - impact land uses such as banquet <br />facilities. Moreover, patrons returning to vehicles after <br />banquet events during late hours generate noise that <br />degrades the quality of life for residents in the area. Finally, <br />the impacted on- street parking negatively impacts the abilities <br />of emergency responders to quickly and safely service the <br />area. Emergency vehicles will not be able to locate sufficient <br />parking areas to respond to incidents in the residential <br />community adjacent to the project site which is detrimental to <br />public welfare. <br />4. That the granting of a variance will not adversely affect the General <br />Plan of the City. <br />Resolution No. 2016 -xx <br />31A-20 Page 5 of 7 <br />