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P24-0635 & P24-0636, 6622 Owens Drive Planning Commission 6 of 7 would be held indoors, with the exterior doors closed during business hours. According to the applicant, there would be no outdoor event s or uses. The proposal includes the use of microphone and speakers during services and meetings, and singing and music are proposed. However, the applicant is proposing to install sound batt insulation in the demising wall to mitigate sound levels; this measure is a recommended condition of approval. Additionally, Tri-Valley Bread of Life Christian Church will inform all students, parents, and staff not to loiter or make loud noises outside the building before or after worship services and classes. Furthermore, staff has included a standard condition of approval on the project that allows the City to review the project again to add mitigating conditions should any future complaints regarding noise levels occur. Such conditions could include modifying the hours of operation, reducing the number of people allowed in the building and requiring further soundproofing of the subject building. Signage No signage is proposed at this time. If Tri-Valley Bread of Life Christian Church wishes to add signage, the proposed signage would be subject to Sign Design Review approval. ALTERNATIVES As articulated above, staff believes the religious facility, as proposed and conditioned, is consistent with the objectives of the zoning district. However, alternatives to the proposal that could be considered by the Planning Commission include: 1. Denial of the application. Such an action would preclude the applicant from occupying the subject site, conducting the specified activities and modifying the building; or 2. Approval of the CUP and Design Review with modifications. The Planning Commission could approve the CUP, but with fewer congregants and/or planned activities, with modified hours of operation, or other changes to the proposal. Since staff is able to support the findings to approve the project, as proposed, and believes the project will not adversely impact any existing on-site uses or the surrounding area, staff suggests that neither of the two project alternatives above should be pursued. PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENTS Notices of this application were sent to surrounding property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the site and a notification was posted on-site per the on-site project notification policy. Staff has provided the location and noticing map as Exhibit C for reference. At the time this report was published, staff had not received any public comments about the project. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT This project is categorically exempt (Section 15301, Class 1, Existing Facilities) from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Therefore, no environmental document accompanies this report. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION As proposed and conditioned, staff concludes the proposed religious facility will be compatible with, and will not detrimentally affect, the existing or future on-site and adjacent/nearby uses or