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Commissioner O'Connor: That was more than 20, correct? Commissioner Balch: But it's a PUD. Commissioner O'Connor: It's a tutoring facility. Bonn: If memory serves me correct, and I may be wrong here, the Raley's shopping center is zoned C -N, so it's a straight zone where this table would apply and the Minor CUP process would be applicable if more than 20 students were proposed. However, the footnote number 5 applies here, meaning that if an outdoor play area was proposed and the ambient noise level increased by 4 decibels Ldn, then the use would be automatically subject to a CUP irrespective of the fact that the table identifies it as a Minor CUP. Commissioner Allen: Okay and how would someone know before it's built that the ambient noise level would exceed 4 dBA or not; to know whether it would be a Minor CUP or CUP? Bonn: That would be subject to the professional study. The noise consultant would be responsible for determining whether the parameters proposed on the playground would in fact result in that 4 dBA increase. Commissioner Allen: So, it's a model; they're estimating. Chair Ritter: Your Table 2, comment 3 says, "Noise ordinance is not within the scope of this update and may be modified in future updates." That sounds like we're already doing a little bit of that with this update, but what does that mean? Beaudin: We've heard from a number of stakeholders involved that are doing development in the community that the noise ordinance is out of date from their perspective. We actually don't have much of an issue for a number of applications including the Masonic Lodge. We've looked at what our neighbors are doing relative to noise ordinances. We at the staff level aren't as concerned about it, but we know that it is a concern for some other folks who are commenting on our zoning code. So we've added it to a future phase of our code update and we expect to get into it whole- heartedly. It won't be use -by -use considering a 4 decibel change or something like that associated with one use, but rather we'll actually look at how we regulate noise. Whether it's at the property line, or how we measure ambient noise, a one -event spike versus a period of time, all those things would be up for grabs. Chair Ritter: It'd be a bigger project.... Beaudin ... it'd be a much bigger endeavor. Chair Ritter: Okay, I understand. Commissioner Balch: I apologize. Could I just ask a follow -up to Commissioner Allen's question which was about the schools; the private school versus the schools and PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 14, 2016 Page 6 of 49