75D - PH- MAIN PLACE TRANSFORMATION

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PROPOSED EXPANSION The proposed expansion involves site plan revisions and expansions in three areas of the project site. The expansions total an additional 147,000 square feet and are designated as areas 1, 2, and 3, shown on Figure 1. A description of each of these area expansions follows: Area 1: Removal of the existing Bank of America modular banking facility from the surface parking lot bordered by Main Street and SR-22 Freeway. This is located on the northeast corner of the MainPlace site. The area of the removed facility will be resurfaced to provide parking spaces. Drive through automated teller machines (ATMs) will be constructed in the corner of the site adjacent to Bedford Drive and the SR-22 Freeway which is slightly northeast of the existing modular banking facility. ■ Area 2: Construction of an on -grade restaurant containing approximately 8,000 square feet of floor area on the west side of MainPlace in the area of the former Rogers Gardens outdoor area. This location has exposure to MainPlace Drive and the 1-5 Freeway. Part of the restaurant will be located below a new two -level cinema of approximately 70,000 square feet that will provide for a 3,000 seating capacity. The first level of the new cinema will be located at the same elevation of the second level of the existing mall including the existing food court and existing cinema. This level will maintain its current fire department access and vehicular circulation with only minor modifications. ■ Area 3: A three -level expansion of the existing Robinson's-May Store #1 located on the south end of MainPlace. The expansion will be brought eastward of the existing store toward Main Street and add approximately 69,000 square feet of initial planned floor area to the existing store. Modification to the existing grade -level parking area located on the east side of Robinson's-May, adjacent to Main Street, and south of the existing parking deck will also be constructed. This expansion will be a two -level parking deck and will accommodate 416 parking spaces. Pedestrian access from the second level of the anchor expansion to the parking facility will be provided along with a pedestrian and vehicular connection from the existing deck to the new parking facility. City parking standards for the proposed expansion would require an additional 1,425 spaces. However, these are development standards for strip mall development. No standards are in place for a regional shopping center. The City is considering granting a variance for the parking requirement. Parking that is planned for the proposed expansion will include an additional 182 spaces over the existing 4,987 spaces which will bring total parking to 5,169 spaces, and total required code parking to 6,412 spaces. The variance, if granted, will provide relief for 1,243 spaces. Addendum 61 for Math 77acelSanta Ana (GR96.033) I April Q, 1996 Page 3 Project No. 96.066 75D-393