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Minor Exception Nos. 2025-01 and 2025-02 OCERS Headquarters (1200 N. Tustin Avenue) June 18, 2025 Page 6 5 0 9 4 increase from 35 feet to 43 feet and nine-inches at a new industrial building located at 300 and East Dyer Road). Minor Exception No. 2025-02 for Off-Street Parking Reduction Pursuant to Section 41-632(a)(3)(g) of the SAMC, the Planning Manager may grant a minor exception to reduce the number of required off-street parking stalls by no more than twenty percent of the required number of parking stalls. However, since the applicant is also requesting a minor exception for an increase in building height, this matter has been forwarded to the Zoning Administrator to review the project comprehensively and make a determination. In accordance with Section 41-638.1 of the SAMC, minor exceptions from the off-street parking regulations shall be subject to grant or denial based upon the standards set forth in Section 41-638.1 of the SAMC and not upon the standards set forth in section 41-638 of the SAMC. A minor exception for parking may be granted when two or more uses share required parking stalls, provided no conflict will arise between parking for either use due to differences in time of primary utilization of parking. Staff has reviewed the applicant’s request for a reduction in required off-street parking at the subject site and the following analysis warrants staff’s recommendation of approval. The new building will serve as OCERS headquarters for approximately 121 employees but will also provide a board room for OCERS’ board members to host their board meetings. The primary use has been determined by staff to be office and, therefore, parking is set forth by Section 41-1342 of the SAMC, which requires three parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. Based on this parking ratio, the project requires a total 197 parking spaces. However, this ratio does not consider differences in time of primary uses and secondary uses for which the applicant is seeking approval of ME No. 2025-02. The proposed building features multiple secondary or ancillary uses that will not be in operation simultaneously. This includes the 3,128-square-foot board room with a closed session office and breakroom; interview rooms on the ground floor; multiple training rooms and workshop/collaboration spaces on the second floor; a 1,303- square-foot café; a 2,178-square foot wellness center; and multiple meeting rooms on the third floor. These amenities are also required to accommodate employees needs and involving workplaces. The project proposes 160 parking spaces which is more than sufficient for OCERS’ needs. Of the 160 parking spaces, 107 parking spaces will be allocated to its 121 employees, which include full-time and part-time employees with varying working hours, and 46 parking spaces will be allocated to visitors with varying visiting hours. The project will also provide eight bicycle parking spaces. In addition, the project site is located in a mode-shift friendly environment with transit, bicycling, and walking amenities that facilitate and encourage alternative modes of transportation, further contributing to reduction in parking demand. Two Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) routes (Route 60 Long Beach – Tustin and Route 71 Yorba Linda – Newport Beach) are within 0.5 miles of the project site. No parking deficiencies or traffic congestion is anticipated from the proposed facility. As part of the development process, the Public Works Agency reviewed the