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Home My WebLink AboutConsultant Review - 700 CHICKERING ROAD 1/11/1994 NNEWMW0WM � 11di (issc 011,1,c, n^xin,ru Planners and xx Walnut Street sucoumx ,vx,c,m°u Massachusetts 02172 617924 1770 FAX 6/7pz4 2286 January 11, 1S84 Het 3821.26 � � Mr. Thomas Grape, Managing Director � ADS Senior Housing, Inc. � 13S Main Street � Cambridge, MA 02142 � Re: Estimated Paddm] Demands � Assisted Living Community North AndVve[, MA Da8[M/. Grape: /t your request, VenoSxe HonQenBruntUn. Inc. (VHB) has summarized available information relative to parking demands at assisted living communities such as the one proposed in North Andover, MA. The data include observations of parking demand at assisted living developments, review of available information from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and estimates of trip generation for the proposed site. Based on this ana|yaie, we have concluded that the 32 parking spaces proposed for the project will be sufficient to meet parking demand. For data regarding parking demand at assisted living facilities Sinnii8r in size to the one proposed � in North Andover, VHB utilized parking observations from eight projects operated by National Health Management, all of which are at full occupancy. /\summary nf peak period parking observations is presented in Table 1. As nhVvvn in Table 1, parking demand was observed at eight assisted living developments which are similar in size to the proposed North Andover development. The developments are |oCsdod primarily in Pennsylvania and Florida where assisted living communities are more common than they are presently in the Maeo@ohuaedS area. On average,the eight facilities generated m demand for approximately 15 parking spaces during the peak parking period. Of these 15 spaces, approximately 10 spaces were occupied by staff vehicles, 4 SpaC8S were occupied by � visitor vehicles and at nlOat, one space was occupied by a resident vehicle. This is consistent � � with available information that indicates that the vast majority of residents of 8Ssiu\od living communities are over 80 years old, require uaeiatenco in their daily activities and d0 not own � cars. In addition, assisted living communities, including the ones observed, reduce residents' | � reliance on private automobiles bv providing shuttle van services for residents. Typically the van service runs o scheduled route to nearby shopping facilities and community facilities and is also | available on anon'oeU basis to provide transportation to doctor's o#iooa and scheduled appointments. Such 8v8n service is proposed to be provided at the North Andover assisted living community. Another means of estimating the parking demand to be generated by the proposed assisted living community is application of data presented in Parking Generation (Second Edition), published by the Institute Of T[8nSp0d8li0U EDgiV9S[S. This SOV[ce provides parking OCCUp8nCy � � rates for various land uses based on actual observations. Because assisted living i3 a relatively 3821/184/mi|'BK4O \ MONNIONEM � Mr. Thomas Grape Ref: 3821.26 January 11, 1994 � Page � new land use, itiS not included in Parking Generation. The land use contained )nParking Generation that is most like assisted living includes nursing homes, rest homes, chronic care and convalescent homes. Based | . � 100-voomn project would generate the demand for approximately 31 parking spaces during a � weekday peak period, 22 parking spaces during n Saturday peak period and 31 parking spaces � ono Sunday peak period. Although the proposed land use iS different than this use group, the / estimated peak demand Vf31 parking spaces for a nursing home indicates the approximate number of spaces that should be provided for the proposed assisted living community. In fact, nursing homes typically involve more medically oriented uses that require more staffing than do assisted living communities, and thus more parking. The last indicator of the number of parking,,spaces required to accommodate the parking � demands generated by the proposed assisted living facility, is the estimated peak hour trip � generation for the site. Aa discussed in the traffic study prepared byVHB for the proposed project, the site is estimated to generate 24 to 27 vehicle-trips (two-way total) during the critical weekday morning and evening peak hours. Kiiia assumed that all of this peak hour traffic ia generated by staff,then at shift change, 27 parking spaces would be required to accommodate staff parking demand. If it is estimated that in addition to this staff parking, another five parking spaces are needed to accommodate visitors and residents (as indicated by the data summarized in Table 1) the total peak parking demand would bo32 spaces, 8tmost. After the shift change, the trip generation data show that only 1Oto1Gparking spaces will be needed toaccommodate staff vehicles. Again with a parking demand of 5 spaces estimated to be generated by visitors and residents,there would beo demand for 21 parking spaces on-Site. As described in the previous paragraphs, all available data including actual parking observations at assisted living facilities, parking observations ad medically oriented facilities (8u summarized in Parking Generation) and trip generation estimates for the proposed use indicate that the proposed 1 00-unit assisted living facility will generate a demand for 14 to 32 parking spaces. Certainly, the parking demand is nowhere near the 2OO parking spaces required by the existing North Andover zoning by-|aw. AIDS's cOnnnnhtrnen1to provide a shuttle van service for residents of the assisted living community will minimize the parking demand generated by the site by minimizing residents' reliance on their own cars or on rides from friends or relatives for most transportation needs. VVe trust that this information will be helpful tothe Town of North Andover in its review of your application for a parking variance for the proposed North Andover assisted living community. Sincerely, � VANAG8E HANGEN BRUSTL|N, INC. ��el4issa A. Mintz El Senior Traffic Engine 3821/184/ai|-BMO TABLE 1 ASSISTED LIVING PARKING SUMMARY Observed Parking Demand Number Location of Units Resident Staff Visitor Total Erie, PA 122 0 12 3 15 Monroeville, PA 96 0 10 4 14 Quakertown, PA 104 1 14 6 21 Ormond Beach, FL 96 1 9 2 12 Fort Myers, FL 96 0 13 7 20 Hyattsville, MD 134 0 13 7 20 Oakland, PA 128 0 4 4 8 Mt. Lebanon, PA 96 0 6 6 12 Average 109 0.25 9.6 4.4 14.3 c� t Source: National Health Management ** Represents peak demand at shift change *** Represents weekly average of visitor parking demand during peak hours (5:00 to 7:00 PM) This facility is located on a public transportation route and a majority of employees use public transportation to commute to/from work 194/SIV/03821.AA0