February 9, 2024
Mr. Grant Palmer
CannaCruz, Inc.
115 Limekiln Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
SUBJECT: CANNACRUZ SALINA S PARKING DEMAND STUDY
(RICK ENGINEERING COMPANY JOB NUMBER 19633)
Dear Mr. Palmer:
Rick Engineering Company (RICK) has prepared this parking deman d study to evaluate the parking requirement of the CannaCruz Salinas cannabis dispensary store, which proposes to relocate from its current site at 1156 Abbott Street in Salinas to a site located at 1228 South Main Street in Salinas.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CannaCruz Salinas proposes to redevelop the existing former fur niture store (Legacy Fine Furniture) in a 20,146 square-foot free-standing building located at 1228 South Main Street in Salinas. The existing CannaCruz Salinas cannabis dispensary store would be relocated from its current location at 1156 Abbott Street in Salinas to the proposed site at 1228 South Main Street. In addition, a furniture store use is proposed for the front half of the building. Below is a breakdown of the proposed uses and floor areas that would be provided within the 20,146 square-foot building:
• 5,726 square-foot cannabis dispensary
• 2,387 square-foot distribution area
• 2,660 square-foot employee area
• 9,373 square-foot furniture store
The hours of operation for the ex isting and proposed CannaCruz Salinas sites are from 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM Monday through Sunday. The hours of operation for the propos ed furniture store are estimated to be from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Sunday.
The total estimated number of employees for the proposed cannab is dispensary is 20 employees, and a maximum of 7 employees are estimated to be on-site at one time. The total estimated number of employees for the proposed furniture sto re is 10 employees, and a maximum of 3 employees are estimated to be on- site at one time.
The project proposes to take full access from one driveway on Main Street. A total of 40 parking spaces are currently provided on the site, which includes two (2) ADA park ing spaces. The project site plan is illustrated in Exhibit 1 following this letter.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
EXISTING USE PARKING CONDITIONS
The existing former furniture store (Legacy Fine Furniture) was the original tenant /owner of the 20,146 square-foot building at 1228 South Main Street, and was required to provide a m inimum of 34 parking spaces based on the City’s parking requirement for a furniture store use (1 space p er 600 square-feet) per Section 37-50.350 of the City of Salinas Municipal Code (Basic Requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading). The existing 40 parking spaces on the site exceeds th e City’s minimum parking requirement by 6 parking spaces.
Table 1 below summarizes the minimum required parking spaces for the existing former furniture store use based on the City’s off-street parking requirement per Section 37-50.350 of the City of Salinas Municipal Code, and also the estimated peak parking demand for a furnitur e store (Land Use 890) per the 5th Edition Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generation Manual (January 2019).
Table 1
Existing Use Parking Conditions
Existing Use Size/Area Parking Rate
Minimum
Parking
Spaces
Required
Existing
Parking
Spaces
Provided
Off-Street Parking Requirements per City of Salinas Municipal Code Furniture Store 20,146 sq. ft. Furniture Store: 1 per 600 sq. f t. 34 40 Estimated Existing Parking Demand per ITE Parking Generation Furniture Store
(ITE Land Use 890) 20,146 sq. ft. Weekday: 0.48 per 1,000 SF Saturday: 0.96 per 1,000 SF 191 4 0
Sources:
Table 37-50.100, Section 37-50.350, City of Salinas Municipal Code (Basic Requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading.
ITE Parking Generation Manual (5th Edition, January 2019). 1 Based on peak Saturday parking demand rate per ITE Parking Generation Manual (5th Edition, January 2019)
PROPOSED PROJECT PARKING REQUIREMENT
Table 37-50.100 (Schedule A: Off-Street Parking and Loading Spa ces Required) in Section 37-50.350 of the City of Salinas Municipal Code does not include a specific parking requirement rate for a cannabis dispensary use. Per Table 37-50.100, any retail sales uses that are not listed as a specific use classification are required to use the general retail sales parking rate of 1 space per 300 square-feet. In addition, because the existing 20,146 square-foot building would be shared by two different tenants/owners, the proposed uses would be defined as a shopping center, which has a parking rate of 1 space per 250 square-feet for floor areas over 15,000 square-feet.
Based on the 5,726 square-foot floor area of the proposed cannabis dispensary use and excluding the other proposed uses, a minimum of 20 parking spaces would be required per the City’s general retail sales parking rate. The proposed distribution use would be similar to a warehousing and storage use, which has a parking rate of 1 space per 1,000 square -feet per Table 37-50.100 in Se ction 37-50.350 of the City of Salinas Municipal Code. If the City’s war ehousing and storage parking r ate was applied to the 2,387 square-foot distribution area, an additional 3 parking spaces would be required. If the City’s furniture store parking rate of 1 space per 600 square-feet was applied to the proposed 9,37 3 square-foot furniture store use, an additional 16 parking spaces would be required, and a combined total of 39 parking spaces would be required for the project.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
The City of Salinas zoning code does not allow for bifurcation of uses for parking requirements when the primary use is commercial retail, and also because the existing 20,146 square-foot building would be shared by two different tenants/owners, the City’s shopping center (fl oor areas over 15,000 square-feet) parking rate of 1 space per 250 square-feet would be required to be used for the entire 20,146 square-foot building.
If the City’s shopping center parking rate was applied to the 2 0,146 square-foot project floor area, a minimum of 81 parking spaces would be required. The project pro poses to provide a total of 40 parking spaces; therefore, the project would have a shortage of 41 park ing spaces if the City’s shopping center parking rate was used for the entire site.
Table 2 below summarizes the minimum parking spaces that would be requ ired if using a combination of the City’s general retail, warehousing/storage, and furniture s tore parking rates versus using the City’s shopping center parking rate for the entire 20,146 square-foot building.
Table 2
City of Salinas Off-Street Parking Requirements
Proposed Use Size/Area No. of
Employees City’s Parking Rate
Minimum
Parking
Spaces
Required
Parking
Spaces
Provided
(Surplus/
Shortage)
Minimum Required Parking Based on General Retail/Warehousing/Furniture Store Parking Rates Cannabis Dispensary 5,726 sq. ft.
Total: 30
Onsite: 10
General Retail: 1 per 300 sq. ft. 20
40 Distribution 2,387 sq. ft. Warehousing/Storage: 1 per 1,000 sq. ft. 3 Employee Area 2,660 sq. ft. Ancillary Use 0
Furniture Store 9,373 sq. ft. Furniture Store: 1 per 600 sq. ft . 16 Total 39 40 (+1)
Minimum Required Parking Based on Shopping Center Parking Rate Only Cannabis Dispensary/
Furniture Store 20,146 sq. ft. Total: 30
Onsite: 10
Shopping Center (over 15,000 sq. ft.):
1 per 250 sq. ft. 81 40 (-41)
Source:
Table 37-50.100, Section 37-50.350, City of Salinas Municipal Code (Basic Requirements for Off-Street Parking and Loading
Due to the lack of a specific parking rate for a cannabis dispe nsary use in the City’s Municipal Code, this parking demand study has been prepared to survey four existing cannabis dispensary sites with the purpose of calculating a peak parking demand rate that is specific to a cannabis dispensary use.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
EXISTING PARKING OCCUPANCY SURVEYS
Parking occupancy surveys were conducted at four existing canna bis dispensaries in the greater Salinas- Santa Cruz area on one weekday (Tuesday and Thursday) and on on e weekend day (Saturday) to develop a specific parking demand rate for a cannabis dispensary in the local area. The existing cannabis dispensaries were selected based on the following criteria to e nsure accuracy and comparability to the proposed site:
• Occupies a stand-alone building that is not shared with other businesses; and • Provides a parking lot that is exclusively used by the cannabis dispensary and is not shared with other uses.
The following existing cannabis dispensaries met the above-listed criteria, and parking occupancy surveys were conducted at these sites on Saturday, May 14, 2022, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, Saturday, June 25, 2022, and Thursday, June 30, 2022:
1) Santa Cruz Naturals, 9077 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA
2) White Fire Prunedale, 2329 San Miguel Canyon Road, Prunedale, CA 3) One Plant, 10031 Reese Circle, Salinas, CA
4) East of Eden Cannabis Co., 8022 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA
The number of parking spaces provided for each cannabis dispensary site was counted prior to conducting the parking occupancy surveys to determine the parking utilizat ion rates by time of day for each survey site.
Below are the current hours of operation for each of the cannabis dispensary survey sites:
Santa Cruz Naturals
• Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
White Fire Prunedale
• Monday-Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
One Plant
• Monday-Sunday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
East of Eden Cannabis Co.
• Monday-Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Parking Generat ion Manual (5 th Edition, 2019) provides a
time-of-day distribution of parking demand for a cannabis dispe nsary use, which shows a peak parking demand at 2:00 PM, and with at least 50% of the peak parking de mand occurring between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
Based on the published ITE time-of-day parking demand distribut ion for a cannabis dispensary and the hours of operation for the four selected cannabis dispensary su rvey sites, the parking occupancy surveys were recorded on an hourly basis beginning at 10:00 AM and ending at 8:00 PM.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
Table 3 provides the results of the weekday parking occupancy survey, and the results of the weekend parking occupancy survey are provided in Table 4. The raw parking count data is provided in Attachment A following this letter.
Tables 3 and 4 show the following peak parking utilizations of the individual existing cannabis dispensaries:
• Santa Cruz Naturals: Weekday = 38% (5-6 PM); Weekend = 23% (4-6 PM) • White Fire Prunedale: Weekday = 17% (4-6 PM); Weekend = 28% (5-6 PM) • One Plant: Weekday = 61% (3-4 PM); Weekend = 61% (1-2 PM) • East of Eden Cannabis Co.: Weekday = 25% (10 AM-1 PM); Weekend = 50% (3-4 PM)
Table 3 shows that the average peak parking utilization of the four cannabis dispensary sites occurs between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM on a typical weekday, with an average peak parking utilization of 32%.
Table 4 shows that on a typical weekend, the average peak parki ng utilization of the four cannabis dispensary sites occurs between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM, with an average peak parking utilization of 35%.
PARKING DEMAND ANALYSIS
The results of the parking occupancy surveys were used to develop weekday and weekend parking demand rates for a cannabis dispensary use, which will be used to dete rmine the estimated peak parking demand and required parking spaces for the proposed CannaCruz Salinas cannabis dispensary store.
Individual peak parking demand ra tes were calculated for each o f the four existing cannabis dispensaries based on the number of parking spaces per thousand square-feet of building area. The approximate building areas of the four cannabis dispensary locations are listed below:
• Santa Cruz Naturals: 1,674 square-feet
• White Fire Prunedale: 1,646 square-feet
• One Plant: 7,240 square-feet (includes distribution and storage space) • East of Eden Cannabis Co.: 3,048 square-feet
Weekday and weekend peak parking demand rates for the four abov e-listed cannabis dispensary locations were calculated by dividing the peak parking demand (highest occupied parking spaces) by the building area in thousands of square-feet, as shown in the following equation: A = B / (C / 1,000), where A is the peak parking demand rate, B is the peak parking demand highest occupied parking spaces), and C is the building area in square-feet, which is divided by 1,000 to convert building area to thousand square-feet.
The results of the weekday and weekend peak parking demand rate calculations are shown in Table 5 and Table 6, respectively.
As shown in Table 5, the average weekday peak parking demand rate was calculated at 1.75 parking spaces per thousand square-feet.
Table 6 shows that the average weekend
peak parking demand rate was calculated at 1.92 parking spaces per thousand square-feet.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
Table 3
Existing Weekday Parking Occupancy Surveys
Time
Santa Cruz Naturals
9077 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA
White Fire Prunedale
2329 San Miguel
Canyon Road
Prunedale, CA
One Plant
10031 Reese Circle
Salinas, CA
East of Eden Cannabis Co.
8022 Moss Landing Road
Moss Landing, CA
TOTAL SURVEY
SITES
Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply 13 18 18 8 57
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Total
Occupied
Spaces
Average
Percent
Utilization
10:00 - 11:00 AM 2 15% 1 6% 8 44% 2 25% 13 23%
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 8% 2 11% 10 56% 2 25% 15 26%
12:00 - 1:00 PM 1 8% 2 11% 8 44% 2 25% 13 23%
1:00 - 2:00 PM 1 8% 1 6% 7 39% 1 13% 10 18%
2:00 - 3:00 PM 2 15% 0 0% 9 50% 1 13% 12 21%
3:00 - 4:00 PM 4 31% 2 11% 11 61% 1 13% 18 32%
4:00 - 5:00 PM 4 31% 3 17% 8 44% 0 0% 15 26%
5:00 - 6:00 PM 5 38% 3 17% 9 50% 0 0% 17 30%
6:00 - 7:00 PM 3 23% 1 6% 6 33% 1 13% 11 19%
7:00 - 8:00 PM 2 15% 1 6% 7 39% 0 0% 10 18%
Note: Hour with the highest parking demand for each individual site is shaded in gray, and the hour with the highest overall parking demand is outlined in thick box and indicated in bold.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
Table 4
Existing Weekend Parking Occupancy Surveys
Time
Santa Cruz Naturals
9077 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA
White Fire Prunedale
2329 San Miguel
Canyon Road
Prunedale, CA
One Plant
10031 Reese Circle
Salinas, CA
East of Eden Cannabis Co.
8022 Moss Landing Road
Moss Landing, CA
TOTAL SURVEY
SITES
Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply 13 18 18 8 57
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Total
Occupied
Spaces
Average
Percent
Utilization
10:00 - 11:00 AM 1 8% 2 11% 9 50% 0 0% 12 21%
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 2 15% 1 6% 10 56% 2 25% 15 26%
12:00 - 1:00 PM 2 15% 1 6% 9 50% 1 13% 13 23%
1:00 - 2:00 PM 1 8% 1 6% 11 61% 1 13% 14 25%
2:00 - 3:00 PM 0 0% 2 11% 8 44% 2 25% 12 21%
3:00 - 4:00 PM 2 15% 4 22% 10 56% 4 50% 20 35%
4:00 - 5:00 PM 3 23% 4 22% 10 56% 3 38% 20 35%
5:00 - 6:00 PM 3 23% 5 28% 9 50% 1 13% 18 32%
6:00 - 7:00 PM 1 8% 3 17% 9 50% 1 13% 14 25%
7:00 - 8:00 PM 1 8% 2 11% 6 33% 3 38% 12 21%
Note: Hour with the highest parking demand for each individual site is shaded in gray, and the hour with the highest overall parking demand is outlined in thick box and indicated in bold.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
Table 5
Weekday Peak Parking Demand Rate Calculations
Time
Santa Cruz Naturals
9077 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA
White Fire Prunedale
2329 San Miguel Canyon Road
Prunedale, CA
One Plant
10031 Reese Circle
Salinas, CA
East of Eden Cannabis Co.
8022 Moss Landing Road
Moss Landing, CA
Average
Weekday
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate
(per KSF)
Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply 13 18 18 8
Building Size (Sq. Ft.) Building Size (Sq. Ft.) Building Size (Sq. Ft.) Building Size (Sq. Ft.) 1,674 1,646 7,240 3,048
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
10:00 - 11:00 AM 2 15% 1 6% 8 44% 2 25%
1.75 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1 8% 2 11% 10 56% 2 25% 0.66 12:00 - 1:00 PM 1 8% 2 11% 8 44% 2 25%
1:00 - 2:00 PM 1 8% 1 6% 7 39% 1 13%
2:00 - 3:00 PM 2 15% 0 0% 9 50% 1 13%
3:00 - 4:00 PM 4 31% 2 11% 11 61% 1.52 1 13%
4:00 - 5:00 PM 4 31% 3 17% 1.82 8 44% 0 0%
5:00 - 6:00 PM 5 38% 2.99 3 17% 9 50% 0 0%
6:00 - 7:00 PM 3 23% 1 6% 6 33% 1 13%
7:00 - 8:00 PM 2 15% 1 6% 7 39% 0 0%
Note: Peak parking demand rates for the individual cannabis dispensaries are shaded in gray and indicated in bold.
KSF = Thousand Square-Feet
1 Each parking demand rate was calculated by dividing the peak parking demand (highest occupied parking spaces) by the building area in thousands of square-feet, as shown in the following equation: A = B / (C / 1,000), where A is the parking demand rate, B is peak parking demand highest occupied parking spaces), and C is the building area in square-feet, which is divided by 1,000 to convert building area to thousand square-feet.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
Table 6
Weekend Peak Parking Demand Rate Calculations
Time
Santa Cruz Naturals
9077 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA
White Fire Prunedale
2329 San Miguel Canyon Road
Prunedale, CA
One Plant
10031 Reese Circle
Salinas, CA
East of Eden Cannabis Co.
8022 Moss Landing Road
Moss Landing, CA
Average
Saturday
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate
(per KSF)
Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply Parking Supply 13 18 18 8
Building Size (Sq. Ft.) Building Size (Sq. Ft.) Building Size (Sq. Ft.) Building Size (Sq. Ft.) 1,674 1,646 7,240 3,048
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
Occupied
Parking
Spaces
Percent
Utilization
Peak
Parking
Demand
Rate1
(per KSF)
10:00 - 11:00 AM 1 8% 2 11% 9 50% 0 0%
1.92 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 2 15% 1 6% 10 56% 2 25%
12:00 - 1:00 PM 2 15% 1 6% 9 50% 1 13%
1:00 - 2:00 PM 1 8% 1 6% 11 61% 1.52 1 13%
2:00 - 3:00 PM 0 0% 2 11% 8 44% 2 25%
3:00 - 4:00 PM 2 15% 4 22% 10 56% 4 50% 1.31
4:00 - 5:00 PM 3 23% 1.79 4 22% 10 56% 3 38%
5:00 - 6:00 PM 3 23% 5 28% 3.04 9 50% 1 13%
6:00 - 7:00 PM 1 8% 3 17% 9 50% 1 13%
7:00 - 8:00 PM 1 8% 2 11% 6 33% 3 38%
Note: Peak parking demand rates for the individual cannabis dispensaries are shaded in gray and indicated in bold.
KSF = Thousand Square-Feet
1 Each parking demand rate was calculated by dividing the peak parking demand (highest occupied parking spaces) by the building area in thousands of square-feet, as shown in the following equation: A = B / (C / 1,000), where A is the parking demand rate, B is peak parking demand highest occupied parking spaces), and C is the building area in square-feet, which is divided by 1,000 to convert building area to thousand square-feet.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
Based on the calculated peak parking demand rates shown in Tables 5 and 6, weighted average peak parking demand rates for an entire week (7 days) were calculated for th e individual survey sites, from which an overall weighted average parking rate for an entire week was calculated. The weighted average calculations were made by applying the weekday peak parking demand rates over a 4-day period from Monday through Thursday, and by applying the weekend peak parking demand rates over a 3-day period from Friday through Sunday.
The following equation shows how the weighted average peak dema nd parking rates were calculated: A = ((B x 4) + (C x 3)) / 7, where A is the weighted average peak p arking demand rate, B is the weekday peak parking rate, and C is the weekend peak parking demand rate. The overall average peak parking demand rate was calculated by dividing the sum of the individual average peak parking demand rates of the survey sites by the number of survey sites (4).
Table 7 shows the results of the weighted average peak parking demand rates for the individual survey sites and the overall weighted average peak parking demand rate.
Table 7
Weighted Average Peak Parking Demand Rate Calculations
Survey Site
Weekday
Peak Parking
Demand
Rate
(per KSF)
Weekend
Peak Parking
Demand Rate
(per KSF)
Weighted
Average
Peak Parking
Demand Rate
(per KSF)
Santa Cruz Naturals
9077 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 2.99 1.79 2.47
White Fire Prunedale
2329 San Miguel Canyon Road
Prunedale, CA
1.82 3.04 2.34
One Plant
10031 Reese Circle, Salinas, CA 1.52 1.52 1.52
East of Eden Cannabis Co.
8022 Moss Landing Road
Moss Landing, CA
0.66 1.31 0.94
Overall Weighted Average Peak Parking Demand Rate (per KSF) 1.8 2 1The weighted average calculations were made by applying the weekday peak parking demand rates over a 4-day period from Monday through Thursday, and by applying the weekend peak parking demand rates over a 3-day period from Friday through Sunday.
As shown in Table 7, an overall average peak parking demand rat e of 1.82 parking spaces per thousand square-feet was calculated for a cannabis dispensary use. To compare with the City’s parking rates that are typically based on 1 parking space per floor area size, the cal culated cannabis dispensary peak parking demand of 1.82 parking spaces per thousand square-feet would be approximately 1 parking space per 550 square-feet.
Based on the overall weighted ave rage peak parking demand rate shown in Table 7, the estimated peak parking demand for the proposed CannaCruz Salinas cannabis disp ensary and proposed furniture store is shown below in Table 8. Because the calculated peak parking demand rate for a cannabi s dispensary (1 parking space per 550 square-feet) would be higher than that of a furniture store (1 parking space per 600 square-feet), the cannabis dispensary parking rate was applied to the entire 20,146 square-foot building.
Mr. Grant Palmer
February 9, 2024
Table 8
Estimated Peak Parking Demand of Proposed Project
Land Use Size Unit Peak Parking
Demand Rate
Peak
Parking
Demand
(No. of Spaces)
Existing
On-Site
Parking
Spaces
Parking
Surplus
Cannabis Dispensary/
Furniture Store 20.146 KSF 1 per 550 SF
(1.82 per KSF) 37 40 3
KSF = Thousand Square-Feet
1Based on weighted weekday/weeke nd average peak parking demand r ate that was derived from the parking occupancy counts that wer e collected at four existing cannabis dispensary facilities.
As shown in Table 8, the proposed CannaCruz Salinas cannabis dispensary is estimated to generate a peak parking demand for 37 parking spaces. The project site currently provides 40 parking spaces.
CONCLUSIONS
This parking demand study was prepared to evaluate the parking require ment of the CannaCruz Salinas cannabis dispensary store, which proposes to relocate from its current site at 1156 Abbott Street in Salinas to a site located at 1228 South Main Street in Salinas.
Since the City of Salinas Municipal Code does not include any p ublished parking rate for a cannabis dispensary use, parking occupancy surveys were conducted at four cannabis dispensary sample sites in the greater Salinas/Santa Cruz area. Parking demand rates were calc ulated based on the peak parking demand and building square-footage of each cannabis dispensary. The we ighted average weekday/weekend peak parking demand rates were calculated for each surveyed cannabis dispensary, and an overall weighted average peak parking demand rate was calculated and applied to the proposed CannaCruz Salinas site.
Utilizing these site-specific parking rates, the CannaCruz Sali nas cannabis dispensary and proposed furniture store was estimated to generate a peak parking demand for 37 parking spaces, resulting in a surplus of 3 parking spaces. Therefore, the results of this parking dem and study show that the existing 40 on-site parking spaces are anticipated to provide sufficient parking for the proposed project.
It must be noted that this parking demand analysis is conservat ive by using the project’s entire building square-footage (20,146 square-feet) to calculate the peak parki ng demand rather than only the retail sales areas of the combined cannabis dispensary and furniture store (15,099 square-feet). Most existing cannabis dispensaries have floor areas under 10,000 square-feet, with the four survey cannabis dispensaries providing examples of typical floor area sizes for this type of use.
If you have any questions regarding the results of this analysi s, please contact me directly at (619) 291- 0707.
Sincerely,
RICK ENGINEERING COMPANY
D a v i d M i z e l l , A I C P M a r k J u g a r , P . E ., T.E., P.T.O.E.
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PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"
1228 MAIN STREET, SALINAS CA. 93901
APN: 016-161-052
2-7-24
CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARY
PROPOSED TENANT IMPROVEMENT
NOTE:
Distribution – pre-test batches, sampling, post-test batches, packaging, labeling, records storage, surveillance system storage, loading/unloading/inventory intake, order fulfillment Fulfillment – receipt of retail orders and fulfillment of retail orders from distribution product storage (wholesale to retail) TOTAL RETAIL = 5,726 SQ. FT. TOTAL RETAIL FULFILLMENT = 2,387 SQ. FT TOTAL EMPLOYEE/OFFICE = 1,134 SQ. FT.
COMMON AREA = 1,526 SF SQ. FT.
UNIT B
PROPOSED CHANGE OF USE TO
CANNABIS RETAIL &
ANCILLARY DISTRIBUTION
9,247 ft² UNIT A
NO CHANGE IN USE PROPOSED
EXISTING FURNITURE RETAIL
9,373 ft²
ATTACHMENT A
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 S t r e e t 0100010110
2 S t r e e t 0000000100
3 E a s t A D A 0010000000
4 E a s t 0000001000
5 E a s t 1001111000
6 E a s t 0000010000
7 E a s t 1000001111
8 E a s t 0000111111
9 N o r t h 0000000100
10 N o r t h 0000000000
11 N o r t h 0000000000
12 N o r t h 0000000000
13 N o r t h 0000000000
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 13 2111244532
% Occupied: 15% 8% 8% 8% 15% 31% 31% 38% 23% 15%
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
Santa Cruz Naturals 36.9757
9077 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003 -121.8881
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 S t r e e t 0100010110
2 S t r e e t 0000000100
3 E a s t A D A 0010000000
4 E a s t 0000001000
5 E a s t 1001111000
6 E a s t 0000010000
7 E a s t 1000001111
8 E a s t 0000111111
9 N o r t h 0000000100
10 N o r t h 0000000000
11 N o r t h 0000000000
12 N o r t h 0000000000
13 N o r t h 0000000000
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 13 2111244532
% Occupied: 15% 8% 8% 8% 15% 31% 31% 38% 23% 15%
Saturday, May 14, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
Santa Cruz Naturals 36.9757
9077 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003 -121.8881
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 N o r t h 0010001100
2 N o r t h 0100000000
3 N o r t h 0010010000
4 N o r t h 0000000000
5 N o r t h 0001010000
6 N o r t h 0000000000
7 N o r t h 0000000000
8 N o r t h 0000000100
9 N o r t h 0000000000
10 N o r t h 0000000000
11 N o r t h 0000000000
12 E a s t 0000000000
13 E a s t 0000000000
14 E a s t 0000000000
15 E a s t 0000000000
16 E a s t 0000001000
17 E a s t 0000000000
18 R e a r A D A 1100001111
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 18 1221023311
% Occupied: 6% 11% 11% 6% 0% 11% 17% 17% 6% 6%
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
White Fire Prunedale 36.8033
2329 San Miguel Canyon Rd, Prunedale, CA 93907 -121.6669
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 N o r t h 0010001100
2 N o r t h 0100000000
3 N o r t h 0010010000
4 N o r t h 0000000000
5 N o r t h 0001010000
6 N o r t h 0000000000
7 N o r t h 0000000000
8 N o r t h 0000000100
9 N o r t h 0000000000
10 N o r t h 0000000000
11 N o r t h 0000000000
12 E a s t 0000000000
13 E a s t 0000000000
14 E a s t 0000000000
15 E a s t 0000000000
16 E a s t 0000001000
17 E a s t 0000000000
18 R e a r A D A 1100001111
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 18 1221023311
% Occupied: 6% 11% 11% 6% 0% 11% 17% 17% 6% 6%
Saturday, May 14, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
White Fire Prunedale 36.8033
2329 San Miguel Canyon Rd, Prunedale, CA 93907 -121.6669
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 F r o n t A D A 1110000000
2 F r o n t 1101000111
3 F r o n t 1010001110
4 F r o n t 0000000010
5 F r o n t 0000001000
6 F r o n t A D A 0101010000
7 F r o n t 0000000000
8 F r o n t 0000000000
9 F r o n t 0001110000
10 F r o n t 0000000000
11 F r o n t 0001001000
12 R e a r 1111111111
13 R e a r 1110010000
14 R e a r 0001111111
15 R e a r 1110000000
16 R e a r 0011111111
17 R e a r 1111111111
18 R e a r 1111111111
SIDE - 1212222210
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 18 91 091 181 0 1 09 9 6
% Occupied: 50% 56% 50% 61% 44% 56% 56% 50% 50% 33%
Saturday, June 25, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
One Plant (Salinas/Prunedale) 36.772204°
10031 Reese Cir, Salinas, CA 93907 -121.667995°
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 F r o n t A D A 0000000000
2 F r o n t 1010010101
3 F r o n t 0100000000
4 F r o n t 1001110001
5 F r o n t 0100010111
6 F r o n t A D A 0110111000
7 F r o n t 0000000000
8 F r o n t 0000010110
9 F r o n t 0100100000
10 F r o n t 0000001000
11 F r o n t 0000000100
12 R e a r 0000111111
13 R e a r 1111011000
14 R e a r 1111111111
15 R e a r 0000000000
16 R e a r 1111111111
17 R e a r 0000111111
18 R e a r 1111000000
SIDE - 2222211100
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 18 8 1 0 879 1 1 8967
% Occupied: 44% 56% 44% 39% 50% 61% 44% 50% 33% 39%
Thursday, June 30, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
One Plant (Salinas/Prunedale) 36.772204°
10031 Reese Cir, Salinas, CA 93907 -121.667995°
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 S t r e e t 1111100010
2 S o u t h 0000000000
3 S o u t h 0000000000
4 S o u t h 0110000000
5 S o u t h 1000000000
6 S o u t h 0000000000
7 S o u t h 0000010000
8 S o u t h A D A 0000000000
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1: 00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 8 2221110010
% Occupied: 25% 25% 25% 13% 13% 13% 0% 0% 13% 0%
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
East of Eden Cannabis Co 36.7982
8022 Moss Landing Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039 -121.7864
Metro Traffic Data Inc.
310 N. Irwin Street - Suite 20
Hanford, CA 93230 Prepared For:
Rick Engineering Company
800-975-6938 Phone/Fax 5620 Friars Rd
www.metrotrafficdata.com San Diego, CA 92110
SITE LATITUDE
ADDRESS LONGITUDE
COLLECTION DATE WEATHER
Space # Note 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 1 S t r e e t 0100111111
2 S o u t h 0000000000
3 S o u t h 0101111000
4 S o u t h 0000011001
5 S o u t h 0000000000
6 S o u t h 0010000001
7 S o u t h 0000010000
8 S o u t h A D A 0000000000
SPACES 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1: 00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM TOTALS: 8 0211243113
% Occupied: 0% 25% 13% 13% 25% 50% 38% 13% 13% 38%
Saturday, May 14, 2022 Clear
Parking Occupancy
East of Eden Cannabis Co 36.7982
8022 Moss Landing Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039 -121.7864