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. . - . During the week there will be five employees on site, weekends will have up to ten employees. Hours of operation are proposed to be Sunday-Thursday, 10 am to 12 midnight, and Frida~-Satut(\a~ from 10 am to I am. Staff feels this location is appropriate for the use; staff has foun.d amusemen.t facilities bave worked well in other retail centers in the City. The peak use hours would occur outside of the regular business hours of the surrounding businesses, thereby mitigating parking problems. However, staff feels that it is a benefit that some of the stores (Office Max and Cost Plus) will also be open during some of the evening hours and should eliminate the laser tag facility being used as a "hang-out." Parking is available to the rear of the facility and a breezeway has been installed for access to the rear parking. Staff feels there will be adequate parking available for this type of amusement facility. Bicycle racks are also available. One concern of staff is that part of the laser tag arena is bordered by the existing glass storefront. Staff would not like this window darkened to accommodate the laser arena. Also, the proposed entrance is on the south elevation, and staff does not feellhis location should be the main entrance. Staff would like to see the storefront appearance remain consistent with the rest of the center with an entrance on the west building elevation. Staff is willing to work with the applicant on another design for the facility. A few tenant concerns were brought forward, but the tenants have stated that the applicant has been able to mitigate their concerns. A resident was concerned about the sale of beer and alcohol. There is a condition prohibiting the sale of beer and alcohol. Staff has conditioned the permit with the requirement of a security guard. Staff also proposed to restrict the operating hours to 10 am to 10 pm, Sunday-Thursday and 10 am to 12 am on Friday-Saturday. The police department supports this request. Sound mitigation and the presence of a security guard are covered in the conditions of approval. Based on their analysis, staff is able to make the conditional use permit findings and recommends approval of Case UP-96-46, subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit B. Commissioner Wright clarified with staff that any changes made by the applicant with staff would supersede the current Exhibit A. Staff agreed. Commissioner Lutz spoke to Condition 9 and sound proofing. He inquired if it would be better to say that the music could be no higher than what would produce a 50 DB sound level in the surrounding suites. Staff agreed this suggestion could be included in Condition 9. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Nick Trani, San Ramon, President of Holoz Laser Tag, represented this application. He commented that during the day while the kids are in school, they cater to a business lunch crowd. He feels that having security during these hours is unnecessary and is an expense he would like to eliminate. Mr. Trani suggested having security after 3 pm on school days and all day on non-school days. Planning Commission -Minutes Page 3 September 25, 1996