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<br />The granting of the variance to allow reduction in <br />parking requirement or allowing tandem parking will not <br />adversely affect the General Plan of the City since the <br />proposed MacArthur Place South mixed-use project <br />was designed in conformance with City Zoning, <br />Development, and General Plan requirements except <br />for the parking, and tandem parking. The General Plan <br />Land Use Element Policy 1.3 states high-density <br />residential development within the City's District Centers <br />as a part of a master-planned mixed-use development is <br />supported. Also, Policy 2.2 supports commercial lad <br />uses in adequate amounts to accommodate the City's <br />needs for goods and services. <br /> <br />The granting of the variance for tandem parking will not <br />adversely affect the General Plan of the City since the <br />proposed MacArthur Place South mixed-use project <br />was designed in conformance with City Zoning, <br />Development, and General Plan requirements. <br /> <br />O. Applicant has requested approval of Variance No. 2005-12 to reduce the <br />required parking by 284 parking spaces and to allow 128 tandem spaces, <br />which shall consisting of 64 end-to-end parking spaces, for the property <br />located at 1 East Hutton Centre Drive and 101 East Sandpointe Avenue <br />(Integral Condominium project). <br /> <br />1. The parking standard for this use is found in Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code Section 41-1322. <br /> <br />2. The City Council determines that the following findings which must <br />be established, pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41- <br />638, in order to grant a variance have been established: <br /> <br />i. That because of special circumstances applicable to the <br />subject property, including size, shape, topography, location or <br />surroundings, that the strict application of the zoning <br />ordinance is found to deprive the subject property of privileges <br />not otherwise at variance with the intent and purpose of the <br />provisions of this Chapter. <br /> <br />The MacArthur Place South site is a contained site <br />surrounded by existing commercial and residential <br />developments. The shared parking analysis, prepared <br />by Kaku Associates, Inc. has determined that sufficient <br />parking will be provided for the project during times of <br />peak demand. The parking variance will allow the <br />applicant the ability to use the property in a manner that <br /> <br />75B-173 <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2005-064 <br />Page 23 of 28 <br /> <br />