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housing desired but there was a letter sent to Kaiser that asked for three story dwelling units. That is the type of product shown on the drawings. With only eight to ten acres available, there would not be a significant amount of housing if detached units were used. Kaiser is applying for approval of a plan for up to 1.1 million square feet and the final user would come back to the Planning Commission with a plan for final approval. With regard to a parking structure, this would be allowed in the guidelines, but he pointed out that surface parking could be screened, but a parking structure adds mass visible from the street. He believed this plan includes everything the Planning Department has asked for and meets all the requirements of the General Plan. He agreed to remove the potential for any building near the lake. He indicated Kaiser would be willing to incur another fee equal to that of the affordable housing fee which would be spent at Council's discretion, whether for affordable housing in another location or for a park in the area. He reiterated the reason Kaiser could not guarantee to have an open trail is that it is believed that a single campus user can be found and it would most likely have proprietary issues in the campus park and would not want public access. The guidelines indicate that if the property does not have a single campus user, then there is an option for open trails through the property. At this point, the final user is unknown. Them being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. There was a break at 10:30 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:37 p.m. Mayor Tarver announced that items 6e and 6fwould be continued due to the lateness of the hour. Ms. Dennis asked about noise on Sunol Boulevard and if the level would exceed City standards. Mr. Swirl indicated a noise analysis along Sunol Boulevard is done every two years by the Planning Department. Noise is measured over a 24 hour period to get the ambient level. It was loudest when the gravel trucks were using Sunol but has decreased since then. The noise level has been fairly constant since the gravel trucks stopped using Sunol because the traffic levels have not changed much. The hours of peak traffic levels have changed during the morning. Like any other major thoroughfare, the houses closest to the thoroughfare do not meet the City's 60 dB ldn standard in their back yards, which is why the City has constructed soundwalls for the new projects. When the residential development immediately west of the other Arlington Drive homes were approved, the City asked the homeowners if they wanted a soundwall. Those residents preferred to have a view rather than block it with a high sound wall. Those backyards will have noise levels in the 65-67 dB range which is higher than the desired standard of 60. The Kaiser project will add a 1 dB increase to that level. To have an increase in noise level that the neighbors will actually hear, it would be necessary to double the traffic on Sunol from 20,000 to 40,000 cars. The Kaiser project will not have much impact on the noise level. Pleasanton City Council 17 Minutes 03/21/00