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To address this issue the Elks Building Committee retained the firm of Hartzog & Crabill, <br />Inc., (HCI), Traffic and Transportation Engineers to conduct a Parking Demand and <br />Availability Analysis for the Project. <br />PROPOSED ELKS LODGE <br />The -new Elk Lodge is proposed to be a 51024 SF facility, with 157 parking spaces on a <br />2.6 acre site. <br />As shown on Exhibit 4, the entry level of the new facility will house the Lodges entry, <br />offices, dining and meeting/activity rooms, bar, lounge, kitchen and storage areas in <br />addition tolhe entry and elevator access to the Credit Union offices and Elk Lodge room <br />on the upper level.. The upper level, as shown by Exhibit 5, will house the Credit Union <br />offices, and, as noted, the Elks Lodge room. Ancillaryareas include a XXX SF partially <br />ccvered-patio and a XXX SF service yard with kitchen and storage area access. Space <br />utilization for each level is shown on the following Table: <br />PROPOSED ELK LODGE FLOOR SPACE UTILIZATION <br />Level <br />Elk Use <br />Credit Union Use <br />Total <br />Entry <br />25130 SF <br />308 SF' <br />25438 SF <br />Upper <br />6733 SF <br />18853 SF <br />25586 SF <br />TOTAL <br />31863 SF <br />19161 5F <br />51024 SF <br />The 31863 SF that the Elks will utilize in the new facility, represents about a 27% <br />reduction in floor area as compared to their existing Lodge building and a,?3% reduction <br />in parking. <br />CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ELKS LODGE AND ORANGE COUNTY'S CREDIT <br />UNION RELATIVE TO PARKING DEMAND AND AVAILABILITY <br />To determine the Elk and Credit Union's actual parking demands, parking availability <br />and the interrelationship of shared parking occasioned through the Project's reciprocal <br />parking agreement, it is necessary to understand how each organization functions: <br />Elks Lodge <br />The Elks Lodge is a men and women's fraternal organization of about 800 members. <br />The Santa Ana Lodge, as with most fratemal organizations, has been experiencing a <br />decline in membership since the 1980's but .with the new Lodge as an incentive <br />membership is expected to increase and stabilize at about 850 members. <br />32A-31 <br />