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~ PUD-85-8-7M/PUD-81-30-25M. The Prudential Insurance Comoanv Application for a major modification to the Hacienda Business Park Planned Unit Development standards to reduce the required office space parking ratio from four spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. to three spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. for any future development in the Hacienda Business Park. Zoning for the property is PUD (Planned Unit Development) - I1C-O (Industrial/Commercial-Office) District. Mr. Iserson presented the staff report recommending approval of Case PUD-85-8-7M/PUD- 81-30-25M subject to the conditions of the staff report. Commissioner Horan asked Mr. Iserson when the survey regarding the use of parking spaces was performed. Mr. Iserson said they were done at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Commissioner Hovingh asked how many other PUD's in town have 4 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of parking area. He suggested it might be feasible to make a blanket change regarding parking space requirements. Mr. Iserson indicated it could be done, but it would probably be better to wait until a particular applicant requests a change. Most PUD' s are in the 3.3/1,000 range. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Chris Owens, 4309 Hacienda Drive, represented Prudential Insurance Company. He ~ clarified that when the project began to evolve it was expected to have a wider variety of uses than actually materialized. Now it appears there is limited R & D space, which actually requires less parking than the other buildings. The reason for the requested change is market driven in that over the years less parking space is being requested. This downward trend in parking spaces is being replaced by landscaping which is less expensive than hard parking space. Mr. Owens said he has worked with Mr. Swift and Mr. van Gelder to see if the situations of providing excessive parking spaces could be avoided. He noted that Stoneridge Mall provides parking of 3/1,000, whereas the City standard is 3.3/1,000. He felt that with the safeguards suggested by staff that parking will be adequate and protected. He also felt modifying the standard to 3 parking spaces per 1,000 gross square feet of building area would still provide amply parking and eliminate future users from requesting a variance. Chairman Mahern asked Mr. Owen if they reduced the parking requirement to 3.3/1,000 whether that would serve the same purpose as he is requesting. Mr. Owen said that would accomplish some of what they are trying to achieve, but with the 95 % occupancy of existing buildings, he felt that 3/1,000 would be more than adequate. If it proved otherwise, staff feels that limiting the availability of parking would increase other transportation alternatives such as car pooling, etc. In addition, other buildings could rent out space if they have excess parking. '-' Minutes Planning Commission September 11, 1991 Page 8 I. .