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the apartment buildings overhang the line of garage entrances thi;reby decreasing their visibility. 3. Standard A8.b. Publicly accessible parks, plazas, and/or open spaces are encouraged for all sites greater than five acres, especially those sites not in close proximity to public parks. Staff supports this exception given the development's close proximity within walking distance of Wild Rose Park on the east side of Valley Avenue and the nearby Bernal Community Park. The Planning Commission supported these exceptions with its recommendation on the project. Traffic and Parking The proposed project is expected to generate an average of 2,180 net rew trips per day, of which 177 trips would occur during the morning peak hour and 211 :rips would occur during the evening peak hour. The Bernal AvenueNalley Avenue intersection and the Bernal Avenue/I-680 entrance/exit ramp intersections are expected to operate acceptably under the Existing + Project scenario at LOS B and C, and under tie Cumulative + Project scenario to operate acceptably at LOS B through D. The proposed project is estimated to add only one vehicle to the queues per signal cycle. The Pleasanton Municipal Code will require 351 parking spaces for the apartments and 194 parking spaces for the single-family homes, totaling 545 parking spaces for the entire project including assigned garage and open guest parking. The applicant, however, proposes 380 parking spaces for the apartments and 405 parking spaces for the single- family homes, which include the parallel parking spaces on public streets, the perpendicular parking spaces, and the driveway aprons for a total of 785 parking spaces for the entire project. The applicant proposes parking for 367 bicycles provided as 60 outdoor bicycle spaces contained in 12 outdoor bicycle racks distributed throughout the site and 307 indoor bicycle spaces provided as one bicycle space within the garage of each apartment unit and within each garage of a single-family home. The provision of bicycle parking exceeds the minimum requirement of the Standards. Noise The primary noise sources result from traffic on 1-680 and on Valley Avenue, resulting in an ambient noise level varying by location from 63 dB Ldn (Valley Avenue) to 75 dB Ldn (I- 680). This noise level is considered to be "Conditionally Acceptable" fir "Single-Family Residential" land uses — 60 dBA Ldn to 75 dBA Ldn — and for "Multi-Family Residential" land uses — 65 dBA Ldn to 75 dBA Ldn — and by the 2005 — 2025 Pleasanton General Plan. Page 12 of 19