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_ (1) require the deceleration lane; (2) do not require the lane; or (3) eliminate the Santa Rita Road driveway. The applicant's preference is to keep the driveway and delete the deceleration lane. With regazd to pazking, Mr. Iserson noted that the Municipal Code does not have a parking ratio for senior facilities; therefore, staff conducted a survey of other communities and facilities and found an average of .54 spaces per room. The proposed project has a total of 85 on-site parking spaces, which results in a ratio of .6 pazking space per room. Mr. Iserson added that the facility will provide a van for transporting its residents as necessary and will prohibit skilled nursing and Alzheimer patients from having a car on site. He also stated that should parking problems azise in the future, the pazking issue would be reconsidered to preclude any resident from keeping a caz on site. Mr. Iserson then discussed the issue of noise. He stated that the design of the building would shield the interior courtyards from noise. In addition, the applicant would be required to provide a special window treatment to maintain the interior noise level. In conclusion, Mr. Iserson indicated that staff believes this is awell-designed project. He added that there is a need for it in the City and would be a benefit to the community as well as improve the appeazance of the entry to the City from I-580. He recommended that the Commission recommend approval of the project, subject to the conditions in Exhibit B, with the addition to Condition No. 5 that the subject property is zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development) - O (Office). Commissioner Maas inquired whether it was the deceleration lane or the driveway that would require the removal of trees along Santa Rita Road. Mr. Iserson replied that it would be the deceleration lane. Commissioner Roberts inquired if the zoning in the area is semi-industrial or commercial where businesses may or may not require a conditional use permit. Mr. Iserson replied that it is a mixed-use azea with some service-commercial as well as central-commercial uses. He stated that it could be called a transition azea that is generally moving away from heavier service uses towards lighter office uses. Commissioner Sullivan noted that the noise study indicated that the facility's sound levels would meet the City's General Plan noise level requirement of 60 dBA Ldn outdoors and 45 dBA Ldn indoors but does not indicate what those noise levels would be. Mr. Iserson stated that with the mitigation measures, the noise levels would be at those levels or less. Chair Cooper inquired if construction will be allowed on Saturdays even if the project is adjacent to residential azeas. Mr. Iserson answered that the general standazd condition allows construction work on Saturdays. He added that no neighbor has expressed any concern regazding this matter. Commissioner Kumazan inquired what the FAR for the Ku senior residential care facility and the Bridge Housing Corporation facility aze, for the purpose of compazison with this project's proposed 50 percent FAR. Mr. Iserson stated that the plans for the Bridge Housing Corporation have not been finalized and that the Ku project would probably be about 40 percent. Planning Commission Minutes Page 9 June 24, 1998