FESTIVAL HALL (BUTTERFIELD/SARMIENTO)

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Nov 15 01 05;45p p.7 - q 01/636 illustrated for the exterior night condition on Exhibit 1. 4.0 MEASUREMENTS _ 4.1 SETUP The war the Hall and parking are laid out, the maximum sound levels cuff -site and adjacent to the proposed residential use will be along Third Street between the Festival lull building and Bush Street, A secondary condition will occur on the south side of the Old City lull parking lot. The chosen measurement location was 16 feet west of the west property line and ten feet south of the south edge of the sidewalk. This loca.Lion is noted on Exhibit 1. This setback approximates the setback of the proposed building line. The measurement microphone was extended five feet above the ground. Measurements were conducted on. Sunday, November 11, 2001 from 1:00 A.M. to 2:00 A.M. The measurement setup consisted of aeLarson- Davis Model 700 Integrating Sound Level Meter. This meter is actually a small computer and was programed to compute the ordinance parameters listed in Table 2, THe samples were reported at five minute intervals. 4.2 CONDITIONS DURING TI4P MEASUREMENTS The measurement location was along the sidewalk used by patrons using the Old City Hall. parking lot and ethers who walked to the Hall. The entry to the City Parking Lot is almost directly across Third Street. A taxi cab piekup and drop-off location was directly in front of the measurement point. This curb --;side location is a red zoaie but, lacking aizy other loading area, the SOCU 'itY people and the police .let the cabs use the location. The same location is used by the security company patrol. cars. 'I'he types of noise that were observed to occur in the hour of measurement were as follows: 1, Music from inside the Festiva. Sall, This music ceased at 1:33 A.M, 2. Patrons talking as they go to and from the parking lots. A