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coiripleted_ He did not believe that parks should be noise buffers but areas of serenity I-Ic expressed that the Church should not have sold the land to the Masons and that it could have been used now. Sharon K. Wilson, 6013 Arcadia Court, noted that she lived across the street from the Church and opposed any expansion to this Church_ She did not believe the congregation was large enough during regular services to justify the expansion_ She believed the Church should use the current facilities for its activitics_ Shari Baugh, a Pleasanton resident, noted that she lived near the proposed Phase 2 site and was strongly opposed to this proposed project. She expressed concern about heavier traFfic and was worried about her toddler's safcty_ Mr. Wilhnore wished to address the neighbors' comments and noted that they looked. very carefully at placing a worship space in the north area but rejected it. They wished to have visibility to the community, and the worship space near Hopyard Road would provide that_ The new worship space would be out of character on the north side, near the neighborhood, and the building height would be a problen-i there_ Thcy were very concerned about noise and did not wish to impact the neighbors' homes. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSE D_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts about the success of Del Valle Community Church's use of parking attendants, Ms_ Decker noted that the mitigation had been successful; that mitigation was directly related to encourage on-site parking to ease parking on the street. Chairperson Maas questioned if the future parking would be a pervious surface. Ms. Decker responded that it was one design solution that would be evaluated at the time that phase would come in for review as a separate application. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Maas whether the parking lot could be cordoned off when not in use at night, Ms_ Decker rioted that conversation had not been held with the applicant. She noted that it may be closed-ott at night to avoid disturbing the neighbors; however, she added that there may be issues related to emergency vehicular services turn-around_ Comiriissioner Roberts believed that significant landscaping should be placed around the second parking lot to mitigate light leaks and noise. Commissioner Arkin requested clarification for the phased approval process aimed questioned why granting an approval beyond. Ms. Decker replied that staff wanted to review an. entire site development to ensure that the goals of the Church could be met. Uses and activities change over time, and there was concern if these could be mitigated by design. Each phase would be under the purview of the Commission to review landscaping, architecture, parking, and materials. She noted that neither Phase 2 nor PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 11, 2005 Page 11 of 16