HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-28_cityofsanrafael_852f0d32d09a12bc9aaa2d9401a9c14aExhibit 5.eAugust 28, 2014 PC Meeting Exhibit 5.e (Parking / Trip Gen.)Ralph Epstein, Epstein Properties LLC September 29, 2014 Page 5 of 5 Transit, and is located in a pleasant and safe pedestrian environment. It is expected that the Project land uses will not generate parking demand greater than City requirements. The three parking spaces for retail use could be accommodated on site, and would have minimal impact to the surrounding on-street parking. SUMMARY The Project proposes to supply a total of 14 off-street parking spaces, which would meet zoning ordinance requirements for residential and retail parking spaces. Additional parking spaces are not expected to be necessary for Project related land uses. However, on-street parking is available in the immediate vicinity of the Project site, as observed in a parking occupancy survey at the site. We hope you have found this information useful. Please call Mike Hawkins at (415) 348-0300 with questions or comments.
Exhibit 5.eAugust 28, 2014 PC Meeting Exhibit 5.e (Parking / Trip Gen.)FEHR~ PEERS MEMORANDUM Date: September 25, 2014 To: Ralph Epstein, Epstein Properties, LLC From: Mike Hawkins and Matt Goyne, Fehr & Peers Subject: 4th & G Street Mixed Use Project Due Diligence - Trip Generation SF14-0759 This memorandum presents vehicle trip generation rates for the development of the 4th & G Street Mixed Use (Project) in San Rafael, California. The Project is expected to generate fewer weekday daily trips, as compared to the existing land use. The total number of peak hour trips generated by the Project would also be reduced from the existing conditions. PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS The Project will develop a new three story mixed use building on the site currently occupied by Hanna's restaurant and a surface parking lot, shown in Figure 1. The new building will consist of 750 square feet of commercial space, residential parking, and residential amenities (bicycle storage, trash room, etc.) on the ground floor and ten residential units (nine one-bedroom, and one two-bedroom) on the two upper floors. 332 Pine Street I Floor 4 I San Francisco, CA 94104 I (415) 348-0300 I Fax (415) 773-1790 www.fehrandpeers.com
Exhibit 5.eAugust 28, 2014 PC Meeting Exhibit 5.e (Parking / Trip Gen.)Ralph Epstein, Epstein Properties LLC September 25, 2014 Page 3 of 4 VEHICLE TRIP GENERATION To determine the level of vehicular activity at the existing site, peak hour vehicle trip generation rates were developed for the existing land uses based on Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)'s Trip Generation Manual, 9th Edition for the existing restaurant (Quality Sit-Down Restaurant -Land Use 931). The ITE Trip Generation Manual was also used to forecast peak hour vehicle trip generation rates for the proposed residential (Apartment -Land Use 220) and proposed commercial (Specialty Retail -Land Use 826) land uses. The proposed commercial space would be a retail store that would not be open during the AM peak period. The existing restaurant trip generation (collected via field observation) may be lower than ITE trip generation estimates. This may be due in part to the location of the restaurant in downtown San Rafael, recent underperformance of the restaurant, inefficiencies in layout, or could simply be due to daily fluctuation to data. The ITE estimate for the restaurant is based on average rates for similar sites and therefore represents a reasonable potential number of trips that could be generated by the existing restaurant, or any new restaurant built on the site. As shown in Table 1, applying the ITE trip rates to the existing and proposed land uses results in the Project generating 164 fewer weekday daily vehicle trips and seven fewer net AM and PM peak hour vehicle trips.