Attachment 6 - Applicant Parking Justification LetterDate: December 1, 2023
To: City of Anaheim Planning Department
200 S. Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
From: Invest, CA LLC dba Adventure Land
2129 S. Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92802
c/o F. Michael Ayaz, Representative for Applicant
Legal@blakeandayaz.com
RE: PARKING STUDY LETTER FOR ADVENTURE LAND LOCATED AT 2129 SOUTH HARBOR
BOULEVARD, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA.
Introduction
The purpose of this parking justification letter is to determine the parking demand for
Adventure Land, a 2,667 square foot general retail sales establishment that is incidental to and
part of the surrounding hotel, The Carriage Inn, which includes 51 guest rooms, a manager’s
office, and no banquet or meeting room areas. The City of Anaheim Municipal Code’s parking
requirement for hotels is 0.8 spaces per guest room, plus 1 space per 1,000 square feet of retail
space, plus 0.25 spaces for each employee working in the guest room areas. Therefore, based
on the Code requirement for hotels with incidental retail square footage, a total of 46 stalls are
required, while the project site has 44 stalls available. There is a total of 6 stalls available
directly in front of the Adventure Land retail building, while the adjacent hotel parking area
includes an additional 38 stalls. Both the retail and hotel buildings are located on the same
parcel with a shared parking lot area.
Operational Characteristics
The project consists of a small retail sales establishment that is incidental to and part of the
surrounding motel which primarily serves motel patrons and non-motel patrons. The premise allows the
purchase of souvenirs, clothing, convenience food items, over the counter medicine and first aid items,
travel size toiletries and electronics, as well as other travel and convenience necessities. The sale of
alcohol shall be an ancillary use that Applicant believes would provide a necessary service and
convenience to patrons. Adventure Land has been open for approximately 18 months and now requests
that the City of Anaheim approve the following:
1)Public Convenience and Necessity for a Type 21 (Off Sale General) Alcoholic Beverage Control
((“ABC”) license;
2)CUP Modification to remove the condition of approval requiring additional parking in order to
operate another retail use besides a wig shop at the premise;
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3) Remove the covenant restricting the retail use of the premise from running with the real
property.
Other characteristics of the project include:
Characteristic Description
Total Building Square
Footage: 2,667 square feet
Total Building Square
Footage to be used: 2,667 square feet
No. of staff: 1-2
Max no. of people at the
facility at one time 3-4
Days of Operation: Sunday -Saturday
Hours of Operation: Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
and Friday to Sunday from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Peak Hours of Operation: 8 a.m. to 10 am
Observed Parking Demand at Project Site
Counts of occupied parking stalls at the site were taken on Tuesday, November 21, 2023,
between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. and Friday, November 24, 2023, between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. and
Saturday, November 25, 2023 to between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. to determine the number of
parking stalls actually being utilized at the project site during anticipated peak hours of
operation. The existing parking lot for this building contains a total of 44 spaces. Based upon
the counts taken on the above-referenced days, the maximum number of occupied parking
spaces for:
• Tuesday, November 21, 2023, with 21 stalls used on the hotel side between 9
a.m. and 10 a.m., and 3 stalls in front of Adventure Land between 11 a.m. and 12
p.m.;
• Friday, November 24, 2023, with 30 stalls used on the hotel side at 10 p.m. and 4
stalls used in front of Adventure Land between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.;
• Saturday, November 25, 2023, with 34 stalls used on the hotel side between 8
a.m. and 9 a.m. and 4 stalls being used in front of Adventure Land between 8
a.m. and 10 a.m.
The maximum number of stalls used at any one time was 38 stalls, which falls below the total
number of 44 stalls allocated to the project site.
Other Circumstances
Other circumstances exist at the project site and/or the proposed use that further reduces the
parking demand and includes:
Circumstance Available? Description
Site Served by Public Yes Anaheim Transportation Network
Transportation? public bus system and Orange
County Transportation Authority
public bus system
Carpool/Vanpool Program
Available to Employees? Yes Carpool and Rideshare systems are
available to all employees
Bike Racks Available at the
Project site? No
Other Circumstances? Yes Uber/Lyft drop-off pick-ups,
families carpooling to hotel, taxi
services for motel patrons
Analysis
The observed parking demand at the existing project site is 38 stalls, which is less than the 44
stalls available on the property. Because Adventure Land was already operating during the
time of the parking study counts, it can be assumed that the counts represent an average
parking demand for the project site, and that adequate parking is available for both the hotel
and general retail sales establishment.
Certification
I certify that the above information and statements contained herein, are in all respects true
and correct.
Respectfully,
Signature: ____________________________ Date:________________________ 12/1/2023