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would have to give that a lot of consideration on whether he would want to restrict them from going and making a U-turn at a low-volume residential location to come back to a signal as opposed to crossing four lanes of traffic. He added that it is not impossible but it is an option, although people do not always watch those signs and adhere to them. Commissioner Balch stated that part of his initial concern was if it is warranted, and Mr. Tassano is saying that it is not, but that there is that option available if it became an issue. Mr. Tassano said yes. Commissioner Allen stated that one resident whose house backs on the east side of the shopping center asked if the noise study addressed noise that might impact her home He asked staff if it did. Mr. Weinstein replied that the noise study addressed and analyzed the sensitive receptors that were at the closest proximity to the project site —the townhomes on the other side of West Las Positas Boulevard and the townhomes to the west at Santa Rita Road —.so residences beyond those two sensitive receptors are farther away from the project site or where there are obstructions between the project site and those residences did not experience noise levels that are greater than the sensitive receptors analyzed in the report. Commissioner Allen inquired if there were any receptors analyzed that were on the east side of Santa Rita Road. She stated that the reason she is asking is because Santa Rita Road is busy and the base level of noise is at a certain level; and the base level going down West Las Positas Boulevard, which is a dead end road would be lower. Mr. Weinstein replied that is correct. He added that there is also a lot more blocking the residences to the east of the project site than the ones to the west or to the north. He stated that staff did look at the noise levels at the commercial uses to the east of the project site and found that the noise levels even at those uses which are closer to the site than the residential uses would be relatively low. Commissioner Allen noted that Ms. Soo was going to help with potentially analyzing the applicant's petition to identify how many of the folks who signed were from the direct neighborhoods. She stated that she glanced at that petition and saw that only a handful of people who signed the applicant's petition were from the direct neighborhoods, and the vast majority were residents from other areas of Pleasanton or outside Pleasanton such as Tracy. She asked Ms. Soo if that analysis was done. Ms. Soo replied that Commissioner Allen's observation was correct. She indicated that the customers who were visiting the site were more spread out rather than concentrated in the neighborhood surrounding the site. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 27, 2014 Page 24 of 44