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the Noise Ordinance and the Municipal Code, but she is interested in seeing what the decibels are for something like that, especially since the proposal is to start at 7:00 a.m. and to go until 10:00 p.m. She noted the concern with the 7:00 a.m. start time, but she is concerned with the 10:00 p.m., given that this is a neighborhood full of children. Chair Pearce concluded that she understood the desire to upgrade this facility, and she would love to see if there is a way to do that while taking into account the neighborhood concerns. 3. Would it be acceptable to provide a total of 17 on -site parking spaces where a total of 18 on -site parking spaces would be required based on PMC? Chair Pearce noted that Discussion Point No. 3 does not need to be considered. Discussion Points No. 4 and No. 5 were considered together. 4. Are the proposed site plan, circulation, and parking layout acceptable? 5. Is the proposed building design acceptable? Commissioner Allen stated that she thinks traffic is challenging here not matter how it is dealt with, and she does not have any idea for improving circulation. She indicated that the parking layout seemed fine to her. She noted that the biggest question she has in relation to the carwash is whether it is better to place it at the front of the building close to the residents who are right across West Las Positas Blvd., or in the back. She stated that she does not know about carwashes, what the design is and where the interior cleaning is placed, where the money is put in and cleaning the inside of the car. She added that what she is really looking for when this comes back to the Commission is some real expert design guidance specific to carwashes and noise and how to maximize it while minimizing the noise. She noted that in reading through and googling about carwashes and the issues that come up in communities, it sounds like there are certain types of blowers that are much better than others in terms of noise and that some carwashes actually had to get insulated and have wood barriers around them. Regarding the building design, Commissioner Allen noted that one of the letters received by staff mentioned that the building design did not really fit the character of that shopping center. She stated that when she looks at that shopping center, she comes away with the question of whether it does have a character. She indicated that it is hard to nail, but she thinks that to the degree that there is a character, the orange and the higher building height in one area did not seem to fit there; however, she does not know if there is a way to make it better. She added that she would like the building design to be looked at a little more to see if it could complement the shopping center a little more. Commissioner Posson stated that he is generally fine with the site plan. Regarding circulation, he indicated that he frankly does not know how much can be done with that intersection. He noted that he understands what the residents were saying about the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 25, 2013 Page 15 of 45