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0.83 PM rate per unit for a total of approximately seven morning peak hour trips and eight evening peak hour trips for the project. The City Traffic Engineer has concluded that the proposed 10-unit townhouse project would not create a significant traffic impact or overburden the existing traffic pattern in the area. Additionally, Dowling Associates, one of the City traffic consultants, created a traffic model for the proposed project which collected the data for the AM and PM trip distribution for both the existing trips and the trips generated by the project. In a review of the collected data, the City Traffic Engineer concluded that the intersections that would be included in a traffic study have recently been studied; therefore, it was unnecessary to perform a separate traffic study to investigate the project traffic impact at the same intersections. Given the minimal traffic impact associated with this project, no traffic mitigations are required other than payment of the Traffic Impact Fee (TIF). Parking The Parking Ordinance requires, for amultiple-family residential development, one guest parking space for every seven residential units. In this case, and based on the parking requirement, two guest parking spaces would be required for the proposed ten-unit residential development. Many properties on the north side of Vineyard Avenue between First Street and Stanley Boulevard have ahigh-density zoning designation. As such, the neighbors have expressed dissatisfaction that curbside parking in the front of their homes have been impacted by the residents in the apartment complexes due to the lack of adequate on-site parking provided by the existing developments. The neighbors wanted additional guest parking provided. In response to the residents' comments on guest parking spaces, the applicant added an additional parking space near Vineyard Avenue. As such, a total of five guest parking spaces would be provided for this ten-unit townhouse development -four of which are located in the common area and the fifth near Vineyard Avenue. Therefore, the proposed number of guest parking spaces exceeds what is required by Code. Staff notes that the parking enforcement would be the responsibility of the homeowners association and/or the management company for the project. The enforcement measures would be addressed in the CC&R's. Building Elevations In response to the comments raised at the neighborhood meeting, the applicants have revised the designs to provide more interest and articulation on the rear elevations. The revised rear elevation shows gable roofs and wall articulations that mimic the front elevations. This revised elevation was well received by the concerned party. Page 7 of 11