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The proposed project does not integrate affordable and below market rate housing (Measure T-4). Instead of including affordable housing in the project, the "applicant has selected the option to pay in - lieu fees." (Staff Letter, p. 4-6) The parking VMT-reduction measures documented in the Handbook include: • T-15 Limit Residential Parking Supply, and • T-16 Unbundle Residential Parking Costs from Property Cost, and Both parking measures encourage residents to shift trips from autos to walking, biking, and transit. The Handbook states: Limiting the amount of parking available creates scarcity and adds additional time and inconvenience to trips made by private auto, thus disincentivizing driving as a mode of travel. (Measure T-15) On the assumption that parking costs are passed through to the vehicle owners/drivers utilizing the parking spaces, this measure results in decreased vehicle ownership and, therefore, a reduction in VMT and GHG emissions. (Measure T-16) The Handbook cautions that these measures may not work well in auto -oriented areas like the area where the proposed project is sited. The Handbook states: When limiting parking supply, a best practice is to do so at sites that are located near high quality alternative modes of travel (such as a rail station, frequent bus line, or in a higher density area with multiple walkable locations nearby). (Measure T-15) Measure T-16, unbundling residential parking costs, is explicitly prohibited by the City of Santa Ana. Its document, Off -Street Parking Requirements, states: No owner or agent of any owner of multiple -family residential property shall impose any charge on any resident for the privilege of parking in the off street parking spaces on such property which is separate and distinct from the rent charged to such resident for such resident's dwelling unit.' The proposed project is in an auto -oriented, VMT-inefficient part of the City of Santa Ana, and the project's location also will largely preclude significant mitigation of its VMT impacts. Sincerely, Norman L. Marshall ' https:��stora�e,00leapis,corn�proudcity�santaanaca�uploads�2f�22�f�3�®ff-StreetParkinll-17,pdf, p. 5 of 17. P