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to the church members, but from other kids in the area. Mr. Johnston asked that the church be more cooperative and work with the Tiffany Lane residents. . Commissioner Cooper inquired if the parking lot can be chained. Mr. Johnston stated the parking lot has never been chained, and further advised there is chaining only on one side of the lot. . . Jim Muck, 1105 Tiffany Lane advised that his house is the farthest away from the basketball courts. He stated that the noise coming from the basketball court is unbearable. He does not feel that chaining the lot will mitigate the problem. Because of the addition of the parking lot lights, they just need to walk into the parking lot and play ball. Me. Muck does not want any type of basketball courts in the parking lot; the logical solution would be to use the basketball courts at Amador High School. Tom Burford, 1164 Tiffany Lane, is the Tiffany Lane Homeowners Association president. He feels that through this public hearing, their concerns will be finally heard. The residents are having a hard time with all the noise and asked for some cooperation from the church and staff to mitigate these problems. Me. Burford suggested a soundwall be constructed between the properties, chain the parking lots, and eliminate some of the lighting. Beverly Hoey, 1160 Tiffany Lane, stated the church has consistently not maintained the fence, and feels the church has not taken any responsibility for the neighbors' complaints. She is in agreement that there needs to be some kind of soundwall and feels the church should contribute to some sort of noise abatement. In response to Commissioner McGuirk, Me. Beougher advised that the neighbors' issues concerning the high school parking should be dealt with outside of this application hearing. Mr. Ulatoski rebutted some comments. He stated he was not aware of the continuing night-time use of the parking lot, and is not sure what the church's responsibility is in controlling the unauthorized use of their property. They don't want it anymore than the neighbors do. He advised he has no agreement with the school to allow student parking, except for twelve students who are church members, and they have parking permits. Mr. Ulatoski stated the parking lighting was installed because of their concern for safety of people in the unlighted parking lot. It is a double jeopardy for them. Mr. Ulatoski was unsure of the exact date of the parking lot construction. He felt the parking lot had been paved for some years. He then described how there came to be a narrower buffer between the parking lot and townhome backyards. The builder built the fence on church property, the church gave the land over to the homeowners, and the City permitted a smaller setback. Me. Uiatoski recognizes there is damage being done to the fence. He feels chaining the parking lot will not keep the kids out of the parking lot at night. He does feel that the church has been very responsible returning neighbors' calls and being involved with the mitigation of the complaints. Mr. Ulatoski did feel the use of Amador High School basketball hoops is an option to be explored. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 June 12, 1996