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RE7.A. - Page 451 Expansion Project#:11637.0 <br /> Auyus�v,�v�� Page 36 <br /> The activity profile confirms that the Costco Gasoline fuel station is an ancillary use to the <br /> overall Costco warehouse and that it draws a lot of its activity from people who are <br /> shopping at the warehouse (approximately 80% of the daily fuel station activity occurs <br /> during the hours when the warehouse is also open). <br /> Parkin� <br /> Under existing conditions, the retail center parking lot in total was 66% occupied during <br /> the peak period (weekend midday) and the Costco-specific parking was 74%occupied. <br /> Given that the seasonal peak activity observed at the site (December 2010) was <br /> approximately 11% higher than that during the month when the parking data was <br /> collected (May 2011), the peak occupancy during the holiday peak would be <br /> approximately 82%on the Costco parcel. <br /> While some parking will be removed immediately adjacent to the fuel station to <br /> accommodate the additional fuel islands, overall on the site there will be no net parking <br /> loss and it can be concluded that there will still be sufficient parking on site to <br /> accommodate the typical and seasonal peak parking demands with an expanded fuel <br /> station in place. <br /> Expanded Fuel Station Trip Generation <br /> An important trend seen from trip generation studies at over 20 Costco Gasoline facilities <br /> is that trip generation is not directly related to the number of islands (or fueling <br /> positions) at a facility(this is also consistent with recent ITE studies). <br /> To complete a detailed and thorough review of trip generation, four approaches were <br /> used to develop a range of possible trip generation estimates for the expanded Redwood <br /> City fuel station: <br /> o Approach #1 - Preparation of a trip generation estimate based on the trip <br /> generation observed at other 4 and 5 island Costco Gasoline facilities with <br /> equivalent or greater activity and sales than that of Redwood City <br /> o Approach #2 - Preparation of a trip generation estimate based on the highest trip <br /> generation observed at any of the other 5 island Costco Gasoline facilities in the <br /> continental United States <br /> Kittelson&Associates,Inc. Boise,Idaho <br />