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Staff analysis: The parking standards require on-site parking spaces to be available for the cottage food operator's own vehicles, as well as cottage food employee vehicles, if present, plus any customers if direct sales are proposed at the cottage food operation. For apartment complexes and other multifamily housing developments, such as townhouses or condominiums, if the cottage food operator does not have sufficient garage or designated reserved parking spaces available, the cottage food operator will need to submit documentation from the manager of the apartment complex, homeowners association, or other qualified party, to verify that guest parking spaces or other spaces are available for the proposed use. Loading requirements are also in place to require vehicles being loaded to not have engines idle and limit hours of these potentially noisy operations. C. Noise Control. Cottage food operations shall not create noise levels in excess of those allowed in the applicable residential areas in the noise element of the general plan or in excess of those allowed in residential property by Chapter 9.04 of this code. Staff analysis: The noise limitations are those provided in PMC Chapter 9.04 (Noise), and are based on the General Plan. D. Size. Cottage food operations shall occupy no more of a residence than the lesser of: (1) thirty percent (30%) of the floor area of the dwelling excluding garage area; or (2) the area permitted by the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health Food Safety Division. Staff analysis: To ensure that a cottage food operation is ancillary to the residence, staff set limitations on the amount of space that can be used for the cottage food operation. E. No Sionage or Outdoor Sales. Cottage food operations shall rot install or post signage or advertisements identifying the cottage food operation at the site or building where the operation is located. No outdoor sales shall be allowed at the site of the cottage food operation. Staff analysis: As with other home occupations, the proposed standards do not allow for signage, and also prohibits outdoor sales. The intent is to preserve the residential character of the neighborhood and not encourage persons driving by to stop to look at or patronize the operation, and not create a commercial area within a residence. F. No dining. If direct sales are proposed at the site of the cottage food operation, no third parties or customers shall be permitted to dine at the cottage food operation. Page 4 of 6