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9. The City staff omitted that the City knowingly placed an extreme noise nuisance next to residents without protection from the noise codes since the staff's current interpretation of the noise codes excludes voices. 10. The City staff omitted that if built anew, a party business and catering company would not be allowed in a residential area. The planning commissioners in the last hearing asked what would happen if such a facility would be built anew?That is,would the City allow a commercial party business and a catering company to be built in a residential area?The answer was, "No." 11. The City staff omitted Pleasanton's noise ordinance,which states, "It is declared to be the policy of the city that the peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city require protection from excessive, unnecessary and unreasonable noises from any all and all sources in the community."The noise from outdoor parties from the Masons is absolutely: a. Excessive(a normal neighbor does not have the frequency of parties or the quantity of people that a profit driven business will have, and a nonprofit should not have more than one or two commercial events a year) b. Unnecessary (not only do the Masons have the inside area for parties, but the Masons were making a good income before the use of backyard) c. Unreasonable(noise from commercial businesses is unreasonable in a residential zone,which is why most Masonic lodges are located in commercial areas) 12. The City staff omitted that before granting a use permit, the City must show that the use, as conditioned, will not be detrimental to the health,safety or welfare or injurious to property. Both the Millers and their neighbors attested to the detrimental impacts of noise on their lives. The Millers stated that they are unable to think, read, sleep, and work due to the noise from the parties. Furthermore,the Millers' sound engineer discussed that unwanted sound is disruptive, whether or not it is particularly loud—such as a penny rattling on the floor. Disruptive noise can make people feel angry, irritated and upset. 13. The City staff omitted that in nine years, the City did not tell the Masons to replace the illegal glass French doors or stop using the back yard, something the Planning Commission did in a few hours. II. ERRORS REGARDING THE USE OF THE BACKYARD 1. On Page 2,staff states: "The Masons existing conditional use permit does not contain specific provisions regarding allowed uses,frequency of uses, and the use of the outdoor area to the north at the Masonic center." The Millers'response: