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asked Mr. Weinstein if the noise analysis would show that the residents would hear the car wash at 9:55 p.m. on a hot summer day if their windows were open. Mr. Weinstein noted that 9:55 p.m. would be a really quiet time of the day, and not much goes on during Sunday evenings. He stated that the noise study would include data for the worst case scenario of ambient noise levels versus the maximum noise level that the project could generate. He indicated that the consultants went out and gathered empirical data regarding noise in this area, and what they found was that the existing minimum noise level during weekend nights was about 45 dBA, which is fairly low. He continued that the maximum noise level generated by the car wash at the nearest homes to the west across Santa Rita Road would be something like 45 dBA related to the car wash, which would not exceed the lowest noise values that exist on a Sunday night while nothing else is going on. He stated that based on that data, staff believes that the car wash would not generate perceptible noise at the nearest residences to the project site. Commissioner Allen referred to Ms. Soo's statement that there were petitions on both sides and noted that the petition submitted by the applicant was presented to customers of the Valero gas station stating that they support the proposal to convert the existing service bays to a 1,627- square -foot food store and drive -thru car wash. She further noted that nowhere in any of those petitions did she see anything about the request for the addition of alcohol sales or that this is a 7- Eleven store. She pointed out that when people signed this petition, they were not signing something supporting alcohol or a generic 7- Eleven store; they were supporting a generic food store and a car wash. He asked staff if she was reading the petitions correctly. Ms. Soo said yes. She added that she visited the site, and there is a big banner posted on the building showing the renderings of a future store. She indicated that those customers who signed the petition would have seen that banner because it is very large. Commissioner Allen asked if the banner said anything about alcohol sales Mr. Soo replied that it did not. Commissioner Piper stated that the petition did say it would be open 24 hours. Commissioner Allen stated that the petition presented at the Planning Commission Work Session did not say 24 hours. Ms. Soo explained that the petitions circulated before the Work Session stated that it was a 24 -hour operation, which was what the applicants were originally proposing then. Commissioner Allen inquired if this was at the neighborhood meeting with 10 people or so in attendance. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 27, 2014 Page 10 of 44