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P22-0912, 5200 Franklin Drive Planning Commission 6 of 7 mitigation measures would be warranted. Additionally, the Traffic Engineering Division has recommended a condition of approval requiring all parents/guardians be required to park in an available parking space when dropping off or picking up students. Double parking, parking in drive aisles, and curbside drop-off and pick-up would be prohibited. Parking There are 138 parking spaces on-site shared between the subject building’s tenants, which means no specific parking spaces are assigned to any tenants. With a total floor area of approximately 33,800 square feet, the parking ratio on the site is one space for every approximate 245 square feet of floor area1. With the proposed use occupying approximately 5,287 square-feet of floor area, 22 parking spaces would, theoretically, be allocated to the proposed use. To assess the existing parking could have the capacity to support the proposed expansion, AoPS staff did a parking count during the week of 4/18/2022 -4/24/2022. The parking counts were taken 30 minutes before and after classes with a 15-minute interval. The data showed the parking spaces occupied by AoPS varied from six to 20 spaces during weekdays and varied from 17-24 spaces on weekends. The parking data also showed during the survey week, no more than 34 percent of the entire parking lot was occupied during weekdays and no more than 17 percent of the parking lot was occupied on weekends. Staff acknowledges Covid has changed business operational models in that many businesses have incorporated working remotely in the operations. Staff visited the project site several times and observed ample parking available on weekdays when the existing businesses were open. To ensure, the expansion of the tutorial facility would not cause parking issues, staff has included a condition of approval which allows the Director of Community Developme nt to refer the use permit back to the Planning Commission for possible mitigation measures (Exhibit A) should issues/concerns bring to staff’s attention. Possible mitigating conditions could include reducing the number of students and/or modifying the arrival/departure times. The April 2022 parking lot survey is attached as part of Exhibit B as reference. ALTERNATIVES As outlined in the above analysis staff believes the use, as proposed and conditioned, would be compatible with the other uses in the vicinity and not create adverse impacts, and recommends the Planning Commission approve the project as proposed and conditioned . However, alternatives to the proposal that could be considered by the Planning Commission include: 1. Approval of the requested expansion subject to the recommended conditions of approval; or 2. Denial of the proposed expansion, therefore the existing tutoring facility to be operated at its current capacity; or 3. Approval of the request with modified hours, number of tutoring sessions, number of students, etc. 1 33,800 sq. ft. ÷ 138 parking spaces = 1 space/245 sq. ft.