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(2) safety of the children in the area in relation to the operation of the carwash and drive-through; (3) the use of the pedestrian walkway between the center and the neighborhood by patrons parking along the neighborhood streets; (4) the approval of the convenience store sales of beer and alcohol which may cause customers to open the containers and drink in the neighborhood: (5) the hours of operation which result in people hanging out and loitering at the center; (6) car wash signs and lights which aze visible from the second floor of the neighboring homes; (7) the employee use of the trash enclosure area as a smoking area; and (8) traffic on Valley Avenue resulting from the inappropriate use of the traffic-calming roundabout. Mr. Iserson indicated that the business owners have addressed some of the issues such as prohibiting the removal of trash after dark; proposing the removal of the car wash signs from the east and west side of the building and installing one sign on the north elevation; and moving the smoking azea from the trash enclosure area to the side of the convenience store. Mr. Iserson then discussed potential mitigation measures which the Commission may wish to consider in addressing the neighborhood issues, such as limiting the hours of operation of the service station from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; providing aneight-foot tall sound attenuating wall along a portion of the south and east property lines, thereby creating a more secure site in the neighborhood and preventing children from running through the drive-through and carwash areas; changing the location of the car wash signs; and removing the pedestrian access-way between the neighborhood and the center. With respect to alcohol sales, Mr. Iserson stated that the center has not yet received its alcohol sales permit from Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) and, therefore, no alcohol in containers is being sold at this time. He added that the turn-around Valley Avenue is necessary and creating an opening across the median would interfere with traffic circulation at that intersection. Mr. Iserson next described the noise analysis done by Illingworth & Rodkin and stated that the two measurements taken indicated that the noise resulting from vehicles in the drive-through lane and the 24-hour operation of the service station and convenience store was in excess of 60 dBA level at the center's property line. Mr. Iserson noted that the applicant has worked in good faith to minimize these issues; at the same time, however, the neighbors had serious concerns, some of which were confirmed by the results of the noise studies. In response to Commissioner Fox' inquiry regarding the effect of ambient noise, Mr. Iserson stated that this was felt most during the night when ambient noise is still loud while on-site noise produced by the operation is diminished. He indicated, however, that the noise still needed to be mitigated because it exceeded 60 dBA. Mr. Iserson recommended that the Commission consider the potential mitigation measures, make the findings for any modifications it wishes to make to the use permit, --, and adopt a resolution for the use permit modification, subject to the conditions of PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 28, 2004 Page 3 of 19