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At the neighborhood meeting, a neighbor stated that she was concerned with noise impacts from the parish center's air conditioning units. The applicants have indicated that most of the air conditioning units would be located on the roof on the north side of the gymnasium building, but that two units would need to be installed at the south end of the building in order to provide efficient ventilation in the gymnasium. All of the air conditioning units would be located below the roof parapet, minimizing noise impacts. Furthermore, staff has included a "standard" condition of approval that requires all mechanical equipment, including heating and air conditioning units, be constructed or installed in such a manner that noise emanating from it will not be perceptible beyond the property plane of the subject property in a normal environment for that zoning district. Therefore, as proposed and conditioned, staff believes that it is unlikely that noises generated by activities in the parish center would significantly impact the nearby residences or businesses. However, because the site is governed by a conditional use permit, the applicants can be required to mitigate future noise issues, should they arise. Construction Hours and Activities Short-term construction noise would also be generated during construction of this site. Staff has recommended that construction activities for the site be subject to construction hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, as neighbors indicated a preference for no Saturday construction at the neighborhood meeting. Staff is also recommending a condition that would allow the Planning Director to approve earlier construction "start times" for specific construction activities (e.g., concrete foundation/slab pours) ifit can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Planning Director that the construction and construction traffic noise will not affect nearby residents. At the neighborhood meeting, a resident had requested that the construction staging and storage area be located at the north end of the western parking lot to reduce potential noise impacts on the residents to the south. The neighbor also requested that construction vehicles be required to park on the church site and that the construction haul route use Stoneridge Drive via the church's Stoneridge Drive driveway and not use Rheem Drive or the Rheem Drive driveway. Conditions of approval have been included to address these requests. Traffic/Circulation The church is located on Stoneridge Drive, a main thoroughfare through the City. A traffic signal exists at the intersection of Stoneridge and Rheem Drives to help regulate vehicles approaching and leaving the proposed site. No new employees would be added with the proposed expansions to the church. Furthermore, the parish center would experience peak periods of usage on weekends and on evenings, thereby reducing the likelihood for any peak PDR-5611PV-158 Planning Commission Page 13