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The Standards and Guidelines also require a minimum of two public bike racks per 50 dwelling units, which must be located within 100 ft. of main entries (two racks required). The project would provide seven bicycle racks distributed throughout the site at Buildings 3, 4, 5, 11, 14, and 15, meeting the requirements. o Parking The Standards and Guidelines established minimum parking requirements for the Transit Orientated Development sites, but defers to the Pleasanton Municipal Code for off-street parking requirements for all other sites such as this one. The PMC requires two parking spaces be provided per unit. The project would include two parking spaces inside the garage for each unit. The PMC does not require guest parking to be provided for condominiums or townhomes. However as no street parking is allowed on West Las Positas Boulevard and the driveway at each residential unit does not have adequate depth to accommodate parking, staff believes it is important to provide dedicated guest parking within the project site. The proposed project would provide 58 guest parking spaces: 55 parallel spaces along the internal streets and three ADA accessible parking spaces by the tot lot. The overall parking ratio for the project is 2.62 spaces per unit, which staff finds to be sufficient to accommodate the demand generated by the proposed project. o Noise An Environmental Noise Assessment report was prepared by Charles M. Salter & Associates, Inc. in December 2013 for the prior development project. The study indicated that the exterior noise levels for the project would comply with the General Plan standard and that the interior noise levels would comply with the General Plan standard with recommended noise mitigation measures (i.e., the prior project was required to install windows and doors with a Sound Transmission Class (STC) of 30 in the units fronting W. Las Positas Boulevard and windows and doors with a STC rating of 28 in other locations). A copy of the study is attached as Exhibit B. Although traffic volumes and surrounding noise-generating land uses have not substantially changed in the past 11/2 years, the building configuration and location of common areas of the current proposal differ from the prior apartment development. Therefore, Charles M. Salter & Associates reviewed the current proposal and found that the conclusions and mitigations of the previously prepared report apply to the current project. Staff has included conditions of approval requiring the project meet the window/door STC ratings and require that the final design and sound insulation ratings be reviewed by an acoustical consultant prior to issuance of a building permit. As conditioned, the proposed 94-unit residential development would meet the General Plan noise standards. Noise Impacts on Adjacent Properties. A six-foot high precast concrete wall was required to be constructed along the southern property line of the prior apartment project to mitigate potential noise from the development. The current proposal includes the construction of this wall along the southern property line. Summerhill Housing Group Planning Commission Page 15 of 28