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Mr. Reed Banet <br />-3- February 27, 1986 <br />The peak weekday parking needs for the proposed Plaza <br />Shoppes during the peak retail month of December are shown <br />below. <br />PARKING NEEDS FOR PROPOSED LEXINGTON PLAZA SHOPPES <br />Time Parking Spaces Needed <br />6:0OPM <br />84 <br />7:OOPM <br />91 <br />B:0OPM <br />89 <br />9:OGPM <br />63 <br />These calculated needs were then added'to the parking usage <br />observed for Building B in order to determine the combined <br />parking needs for Building B and the proposed building. The <br />table below presents the combined parking needs during the <br />hours of highest demand and the percentage of the proposed <br />parking supply (321 spaces) expected to be occupied. <br />PARKING NEEDS FOR BUILDING B AND PLAZA SHOPPES <br />6:OOPM <br />299 <br />7:OOPM <br />292 <br />B:OOPM <br />276 <br />9:OOPM <br />230 <br />Percentage of Supply Utilized <br />(321 spaces available) <br />93% <br />91% <br />867E <br />72% <br />Based upon previous experience and general traffic <br />engineering criteria, an appropriate design criteria for <br />parking facilities is to provide sufficient parking supply <br />so that demand does not exceed more than 90% of the avail- <br />able spaces. This criteria accounts for public perception <br />of the availability of parking, ensures that excessive <br />circulation does not occur by motorists attempting to locate <br />an available space, and accounts for some loss of spaces due <br />to snow storage or "double space" parking. <br />As can be noted from the above table, the combined parking <br />demand exceeds this 90% design standard at both 6:OOPM and <br />7:OOPM. <br />In order to meet this design criteria, three alternatives <br />are available: <br />• reduce the size of the proposed Plaza Shoppes <br />increase parking supply <br />• provide a combination of both of the above <br />