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Classes regularly run from 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday— Thursday. A typical weekly class schedule and a more detailed narrative, including specifics on the current and proposed daily operations, is included in Attachment 3 (Exhibit B . Similar to current operations, the proposed new facility would also operate nightly and weekend training classes with up to 150 (total) students at a time and class sizes of 20 to 25 students at a time. Nightly and weekend classes generally take place from 5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eighty percent of the training on weekends would be held in the outdoor training yard. In addition, the new facility would continue to lease space to the Cement Masons, who train on the weekends. The majority of hands-on training would be conducted indoors within the shop areas. As part of the weekly daily classes, training within the outdoor yard will be provided Tuesday through Thursday. Outdoor training would not occur during night classes. Outdoor training would include training on layout and leveling with optical and laser instruments, framing, and forklift and aerial lift training. Outdoor Operational Noise The applicant has submitted a Noise Assessment, which concludes that, with the construction of a proposed 8-foot tall block wall along the southern property line, the anticipated noise generated within the outdoor training yard will comply with all requirements of the City's General Plan and all associated noise impacts would be reduced to levels below the thresholds established in the General Plan. Tree Removal An arborist report was prepared for the proposed project which indicated there are a total of 100 trees on-site and 36 trees off-site with canopies extending into the property. Of those trees, there are 46 Heritage Trees on-site and five Heritage Trees off-site. Based on the proposed site plan, it is estimated approximately 33 Heritage Trees would be preserved and 13 would be removed, and 34 non-Heritage Trees would be preserved and 20 would be removed. The majority of the trees to be removed would be from the interior of the site, with trees retained along the perimeter of the site along the Santa Rita Road street frontage and along the southeast property lines, Overall, staff believes the proposed tree species, quantities, and sizes are adequate to mitigate the proposed tree removal on-site. Landscaping and Street Frontage Improvements The preliminary landscape plan includes a tree/plant palette of native and non-native species that are primarily drought tolerant. New trees and landscaping would be planted throughout the site parking lot including within proposed diamond-shaped tree wells and end-cap planter islands. There are also several stormwater bioswales that would be planted with low-growing shrubs and ground cover. The revised landscape plans also include new gabion walls, weathered steel screen panels, and a new art piece along the Santa Rita Street frontage. Examples of the gabion walls and weathered steel screen panels are shown below in Figure 3. The gabion walls will range in height from 3-feet 6- inches to 5-feet tall. The steel panels will range in height from 3-feet to 4-feet 6-inches Page 7 of 13