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Mr. Michael McCann September 16, 2019 Page 5 N:\3900\2183984 - First American Plaza, Santa Ana\Report\Revised First American Plaza Parking Study & Parking Management Plan 09-16-2019.docx shown to have lower parking ratios than typical City code. These include the following: Site City Address Size Parking Demand Ratio per DU Adagio on the Green Mission Viejo 2660 Oso Parkway 256 Unit 1.45 Skye at Laguna Niguel Laguna Niguel 28100 Cabot Road 142 Unit 1.49 Apex Laguna Niguel Laguna Niguel 27960 Cabot Road 284 Unit 1.28 Furthermore, as discussed below, parking demand/empirical ratio compilations from other sources, including nearby jurisdictions with similar transit oriented districts, demonstrate that the City Code’s parking ratio requirements are substantially higher than actual demand. Table 2 presents a comparison of the residential parking ratios from the City as included in the City’s TZC and the City’s Municipal Code, plus other sources which located in a similar downtown setting with multiple modes of travel. These additional parking codes include: 1. City of Long Beach Downtown Plan: The City of Long Beach Downtown Plan embraces a “park once” philosophy that focuses on walkability and transit options, and encourages high-density, transit-oriented development as a means to minimize overall trips. Like the TZC, the Long Beach Downtown Plan Area is served by multiple transit options, including bus lines (as a central feature of the downtown area) and train lines, and pedestrian movements include substantial walking and biking shares. Source, City of Long Beach Downtown Plan dated January 2012 prepared by AECOM. 2. Proposed City of San Diego Municipal Code Parking Ratios for Transit Areas: The City of San Diego is proposing changes to its parking ratios for transit priority areas, which are areas within one-half mile of a major transit stop. A major transit stop includes the intersection of two or more major bus routes with a frequency service interval of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak commute periods. To determine appropriate parking rates, the City undertook testing of multifamily sites. The City found that 89% of the sites sampled had lower demand than the tested ratio.1 For projects in the downtown area, 100% of the sample sites had lower parking demand than one space per unit. Conservatively the ratios identified in Table 1 See the City of San Diego Planning Department’s Transit Priority Area (TPA) Multifamily Parking Update (available at https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/ppt_-_tpa_parking_program_overview_cpc.pdf). 1- 114