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Staff notes that the Municipal Code parking requirement does not address parking demand during drop-off/pick-up times, which would be the most impacted time for tutorial schools from a parking standpoint. Based on current operations and experience, the applicant projects that the peak pickup time would occur between the hours of 5:00-6:00 p.m. when approximately 40% of the students would be picked up. During that time, approximately 35 parking spaces would be occupied by parents in addition to the 10 spaces by the staff. With a total of 45 parking spaces in demand at the a8ernoon peak hour, staff believes that the allocated 81 parking spaces could adequately handle the needs. The adult programs in the morning are "filler" programs to fully utilize the available classrooms. Parking demand from the adult programs should not exceed the allocated parking for the facility. However, should parking problems occur in the future, staff has included a "standard" condition of approval that allows the Director of Community Development to refer the use permit back to the Planning Commission for possible mitigation measures. Traffic/Circulation The subject building was constructed in 1983 as an office/warehouse building. At that time, the traffic volume as calculated based on the office/warehouse use. While the proposed tutorial school would not generate additional traffic during the morning peak hours, it may add additional traffic volume to the afternoon peak period. The City Traffic Engineer has reviewed the scope of the proposed tutorial school in comparison to the existing church use and the previous office/warehouse use. Based on the ITE Trip Generation Manual, the trip rate for a school is six times higher than the office use. As such the applicant will be required to pay for a fee to mitigate the additional trip volume during the PM peak hour prior to operation. State Licensing According to the State Community Care Licensing Division, the applicant's use is exempt from the requirement to obtain State licensing. Per the policy section of 101158 of Title 22, the licensing exemption requires that school-aged children (children over the age of four years and nine months) do not attend sessions that total 16 hours or more per week for each child and are 12 weeks or less in duration (although children may be enrolled in back-to-back sessions as long as they are re-enrolled at the end of a 12 week session). Furthermore, the sessions for school-age children cannot occur during normal school hours. The applicant intends to stay within these parameters to remain exempt from obtaining State licensing. A copy of the State exemption letter is attached as Exhibit C. PCUP-224 Planning Commission -6-