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E. Result in inadequate emergency access <br />Less than significant with mitigation measures incorporated <br />According to the City of Santa Ana's Staff Policy for On-Site <br />Circulation, the alley that serves this proposed structure is <br />substandard because it is only ten feet in total width. Minimum <br />standard alley width is twenty feet as established by SAMC <br />Section 34-41. The alley provides the necessary access for the <br />parking lift system within the proposed building. A traffic <br />consultant completed an access study ("Parking Plan for <br />Courtyard Lofts") which concluded that. maneuverability into the <br />parking lift will be satisfactory, provided the drivers use <br />caution to avoid collisions with adjacent buildings and other <br />vehicles in the alley. Residents will, overtime, become adept <br />at maneuvering from alley to parking area- The driveway apron <br />offers an additional 15' for access and turning radii into the <br />parking lift. A mirror will be installed to allow those emerging <br />from the parkingarea to see any oncoming traffic, and an <br />alley/driveway warning light will be activated by the garage <br />door opening. Any easements required for the mirror installation <br />mitigation will be obtained. <br />Another measure to ensure that residents of the new structure <br />will be able to make use of the parking lift is to be included <br />in Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&R's) for the <br />development. The CC&R's will give notice to each prospective <br />buyer/tenant that the parking lift and/or alley restricts the <br />length and size of a vehicle that may gain access and park in <br />this location. <br />Emergency access will be adequate as there is front and rear <br />access to the building. As recommended by the consultant report, <br />the alley will be operated one-way only (west to east) to reduce <br />the amount of potential of traffic and potential for collisions. <br />F. Result in inadequate parking capacity <br />G. Conflict with adopted policies supporting alternative <br />transportation <br />No Impact <br />The project includes a parking lift to allow for eight parking- <br />spaces which includes: <br />a. One (1) parking space for each unit with a size of one- <br />thousand, six-hundred (1,600) gross square feet or less. <br />$Q~4~2 <br />