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7.A. - Page 6 of 141 • Shuttle for office uses • Secure bicycle storage. • Showers and changing rooms for employees. • Subsidized transit tickets for employees. • Subsidies for employees who walk or bike to work. • Operation of a commute assistance center. • Flextime for employees. • Provision of on-site amenities to encourage employees to stay on-site during the workday. • Provision of an automobile for employees who use alternative commute methods. • Participation in Transportation Action Plan. • Coordination of TDM programs with existing developments and employers. • Alternative travel modes within the development and to downtown areas for residents. The final TDM plan would be finalized prior to occupancy of the building (Condition of Approval #81). Parking —The project provides most of the parking in an underground structure that extends across the site (Plan A1.0). The residential portion has one podium parking layer that is wrapped by ground -level retail and residential and is not visible from the street. The office buildings have one 11 -space surface parking lot accessible from Bay in addition to one additional underground parking level. A 20 -space surface lot is proposed behind Denny's and is required as part of a parking easement. This easement lot does not count towards project parking. The applicant is proposing a mix of reserved spaces and shared spaces to accommodate the parking demand. Retail, child care, and the affordable housing uses have all their parking met with dedicated spaces. The market -rate residential and the office would share 274 spaces across the project, with an additional 400 dedicated residential spaces for the residential and 1,035 dedicated office spaces. The peak parking demand of residential and office are complementary, with office peaking in the midday and residential peaking at night. The applicant is requesting a parking concession for the affordable units, consisting of 1 space per the studio, one bedroom and two bedroom units; 2 spaces per the three bedroom units, and four stalls reserved for staff, resulting in 136 spaces for 119 units, plus one manager's unit. This parking is set aside specifically for the affordable project, and the garage configuration does not allow for shared access from the market -rate units or office projects. Staff finds that this project qualifies for the second concession, and no additional findings are required. A Planned Development permit is required to allow shared spaces between the office and residential uses and a reduced parking ratio for the office space. While the project currently proposes 3.1/1,000 where 3.3/1,000 is required, additional design considerations to meet flood requirements forthe garage may result in a minor reconfiguration of the garage and loss of spaces, resulting in no less than a ratio of 2.95/1,000 spaces (resulting in a reduction of up to 70 spaces, or 4.8 percent of the total office -related parking). To approve the PD permit, findings must be made that the proposal enhances the quality of development. Staff is able to make the required findings for the parking ratio of approximately 3/1,000 as the Transportation Demand Management plan, including a dedicated commuter shuttle will ensure sufficient parking spaces for the office use. Staff recommends Condition of Approval #4 allowing this parking flexibility for construction design of the garage. 370