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Location Map <br />APPROVED MASONIC LODGE USES AND FACILITIES <br />On September 14, 1977, the Planning Commission reviewed the request for a <br />Conditional Use Permit for the Lodge. The Planning Commission granted the operation <br />of a lodge at 3370 Hopyard Road and directed that the design of the building be <br />reviewed by the Design Review Board. <br />The application for the Conditional Use Permit simply stated that the proposed <br />development was to erect a Masonic Lodge building. it did not specify intended uses or <br />activities. <br />The September 14, 1977 staff report (please see Exhibit C) presented to the <br />Commission stated that lodge buildings are commonly rented for non -Lodge events <br />such as wedding receptions and parties, which could be a nuisance. To steer noise <br />away from the residential uses, the staff report suggested that prohibiting openings on <br />the north or west sides of the structure could contain the noise within the building. The <br />Planning Commission approval did not absolutely prohibit such openings but did clearly <br />state in Condition No. 1 "... that the building be designed so that activities will be <br />focused toward the southern portion of the subject property." Additionally, the Planning <br />Commission required a Condition of Approval (Condition No. 20) that an effective buffer <br />between the Lodge and the surrounding single- family residential development be <br />provided. <br />UP- 77 -13, Pleasanton Masonic Lodge Planning Commission <br />-3- <br />