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How do the Masons create a noise nuisance? Some lodges like to supplement their income by <br />renting their building to the public for parties, e.g., wedding receptions, children's birthday <br />parties, etc. <br />This is why most lodges are located in commercial. not residential neighborhoods. Those few <br />lodges located in residential areas either do not rent the building, or rent the building but not <br />the outside. <br />Furthermore, the rare lodges located in residential areas need to be regulated since they are <br />not a normal neighbor in that normal residents do not hold parties with the frequency <br />motivated by a profit - driven commercial enterprise, nor with the quantity of people—the <br />capacity of the lodge is 600. <br />Because of this, the 1977 City Commissioners, in recognizing that they were permitting the <br />extremely rare act of allowing a Masonic Lodge in a residential area, put specific regulations <br />(called conditions which are stipulated in a CUP -- Conditional Use Permit) on the Pleasanton <br />Masons to ensure that use of the facility did not create a noise nuisance to the neighbors. <br />Specifically, the conditions stated that: (1) the building was designed without any doors facing <br />the neighbors (except a solid emergency door), (2) all noise had to be contained within the <br />building, (3) activities had to be focused on the opposite side of the building away from the <br />neighbors, and (4) the backyard area had to be used as a "buffer" to shield the neighbors <br />against noise nuisances. <br />This created a win -win for everyone—the Masons could rent the inside of their building for <br />events to the public, yet not create a noise nuisance to the neighbors. <br />(Please note, in 1977, when St. Clair's church sold part of their property to the Masons, two <br />problems were created: (1) a small property parcel only meant for one building would now <br />have two buildings, and (2) the Masonic building would be shoe-horned onto the property <br />around the existing church. Therefore, the new Masonic building would be located closer to the <br />neighbors than preferred—as stated by the 1977 Planning Commission report.) <br />See Attachment #1 for a summary of the conditions /regulations the 1977 City Commissioners <br />created to eliminate the noise nuisance. <br />2. Violation of codes <br />The Millers coexisted peacefully with the Masons until, between 2004 to 2006, the City allowed <br />the Masons to remodel and: <br />#1: Break through the back wall of the banquet room, and install glass French doors to <br />access the backyard area. This turned the backyard from a non - usable weed area, <br />which acted as a buffer zone to shield the residences from noise as required in the <br />1977 CUP, into an outdoor entertaining area, by adding landscaping, a patio, and <br />portable tents /tables for both public parties and Masonic events. <br />Page 3 of 18 <br />
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