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PLN2007-00013 7 February 19, 2008 Faith Fellowship Worship Center occupied, the weekday average for traffic generated would be 321 cars (as compared to the 419 ADTs generated by the proposed assembly use). • Therefore, the proposed assembly use would create significantly higher weekday average and Sunday average traffic volumes than would a light industrial use occupying the project site, as a permitted use. With regards to the weekly bible study and food fellowship serving 400 individuals, the critical hour of the impact would be between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. before the event because the hour coincides with the evening peak hour. After the evening peak hours, the church -related traffic impact should be insignificant. • Assuming a 1.25 average vehicle occupancy rate, the 400 people attending the weekly food fellowship would project 320 vehicles coming to church during the hour. In the same hour, about 96 vehicles will also leave the site because of the drop -off -and -leave trips. It is assumed a 50150 split for those trips are coming from and to both east and west directions of Farallon Drive. Roughly 160 vehicles making westbound left turns from Farallon Drive onto Catalina Street would be in conflict with 580 vehicles (the equivalent of about 9 vehicles per minute) on eastbound Farallon Drive. Furthermore, 48 vehicles making northbound left turns from Catalina Street onto westbound Farallon Drive would cross the same relatively heavy 580 vehicles on eastbound Farallon Drive. • Based on this preliminary traffic assessment, a further traffic evaluation is needed to address the traffic operations and safety factors at the intersection of Farallon Drive and Catalina Street. Another nearby intersection - Doolittle Drive and Farallon Drive - should also be included as part of the study. This would need to be performed if the City Council determined that the use permit could be approved. In that instance, an Initial Study would need to be performed. Current City Council Policy Not applicable. Previous City Council Action On May 7, 2007, Faith Fellowship's appeal of the Planning Commission's April 12, 2007 denial of a rezoning application to IP (AU) Industrial Park, Assembly Use Overlay District was heard by the City Council. The City Council denied the appeal and the property was not rezoned. City Council Committee Review and Action Not Applicable. Applicable General Plan Policy General Plan Inconsistency • There are several General Plan policies that pertain to the incompatibility of assembly uses in the industrial areas. Specifically, General Plan Policy 7.09 states the following: