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substantially reduced and/or off-site parking should be provided in lieu of on-site parking to the extent practical. ronnlucinn: Adequate parking is available in the Central Business District and the immediate area of the proposal. Mitigation Measure Six which requires the provision of information to tenants (a Map) of unlimited time parking within three blocks is sufficient and will not have a significant adverse affect on parking availability in the area. In the Central Business District, General Plan Policies have been implemented through adoption of the Zoning Code. As stated in the Findings regarding the Central Business District, the purpose is a more efficient use of land and greater use of pedestrian and transit methods of transportation. When the transportation mode changes from personal vehicles, parking demand changes and fewer parking spaces are needed. ISSUE: REDUCTION IN PARKING AVAILABILITY DUE TO PARKING TIME LIMITS (RE: SEPA Mitigation Measure Number Seven) The Appellant stated that if parking time limits are imposed, a reduction in time limits of existing parking spaces is in effect a loss of parking for those who are currently utilizing the spaces. Finding: One of the General Plan Policies states that the City should provide ample and convenient Short term (on strPPt) and long term (off street) parking in the CBD. Finding: Conversion of the long term parking on the east side of Colby between 25th and 26th to "short term" parking is a policy matter for the City. It is not proposed as part of this project, it is only identified as a potential remedy. Finding: The project, as proposed, does not propose time-limit parking on the east side of Colby between 25th and 26th. The LOJIS Parking Study of September 5 on page 5 did provide the conclusion that the unlimited time-limit parking contributes to an existing parking problem. The study finds that: "Where time limits exist on streets, there is ample parking at all times of the day during the time the study was conducted, including when school was in session. "Where no time limit exists there still is parking available, except for directly in front of the proposed project on the east side of Colby. This is due primarily to school students and people from the downtown area. There is some conflict among tenants across the street from the proposed site. Some want parking on the east side of the street limited in time frame, others don't because they use it as all day parking (this appears to be a minority concern) . " The voluntary mitigation provides for installation of time-limit 6 clbyffcr