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A 14 [continuation) Other project design features would help prevent light spill in the direction of 1-680: . Lighting would be directed onsite and downward (away from the freeway); . Lighting fixtures would be shielded to prevent light spill; and . Landscaping including numerous canopy trees would be planted within the area located between the freeway and the sports field lighting, A 15 Comment: Commissioner Fox asked for a more precise definition of a "stadium" with respect to projected seating capacity, Response: See Response 2, A 16 Comment: Commissioner Fox expressed concern about the noise level when the amphitheatre and/or the sports fields operate with a capacity crowd, How does that noise level relate to the standards in the Noise Element of the General Plan~ Response: The EIR noise consultants considered the noise generation potential of the various sports fields and the amphitheatre, These noise levels were evaluated in the context of surrounding uses, recognizing that site planning and design features of the Specific Plan and the Bernal Community Park Master Plan provide for attenuation of noise, For the proposed sports fields, noise attenuation measures built into the project include the following: . Sports fields lighting is expected to end by 10:00 PM, . Sports fields are proposed to be located 800 feet or farther from the nearest residences to the west, which would attenuate noise, . Acoustical shielding would be provided by earth berms (minimum five feet in height) proposed to run the length of the Grand Meadow, . Amplified sound for announcing games would be directed downward toward the viewing terraces and play areas only, . With respect to the football/lacrosse field, which is proposed to be located along the Union Pacific Railroad and farther to the south than the other sports fields, the 500 feet of distance between the field and the closest residences to the south would attenuate noise levels such that, while maximum noise levels could occasionally be audible, no significant increase would be expected in hourly average or daily average noise levels at those residential locations, For the potential amphitheatre, noise attenuation measures built into the project include the following: . The amphitheatre would be located more than 1,200 feet from the nearest residences to th e west. . The five-foot (minimum) earth berms proposed to run the length of the Grand Meadow would provide acoustical shielding, . The amphitheatre is envisioned as a bowl arrangement with the stage facing to the southeast, 14