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PRESENTATION - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JULY NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS MONTH Davidson read and presented the proclamation to Michelle Smith, head coach of the Louisville Dolphin swim team, and Rhonda Roeder, assistant coach. Michelle Smith thanked the Council and encouraged everyone to take advantage of the leisure activities offered through the City of Louisville Recreation Center. RESOLUTION No. 31, SERIES 1998 - SPECIAL REVIEW USE FOR 908 MAIN STREET - LAURA LEE & MELANIE LAWRENCE PIANO STUDIO Davidson called for staff introduction. Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated Resolution No. 31 is a special review use to operate a piano studio at 908 Main Street. Hours of business were proposed to be between the hours of 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. Planning Commission recommends restricting hours of operation to 9 a.m. through 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, to address the concerns that noise generated by piano instruction on Saturdays may be disruptive to residential neighbors. While initially agreeing to this restriction, the applicants, upon further consideration, have taken exception to this condition. Noise generated by the piano studio could be an issue for other building tenants. The applicants indicate the existing construction of their tenant space allows for simple soundproofing to prevent noise from disturbing other building tenants. Existing residential uses are generally over 100-feet away from the proposed piano studio but one home is only a few feet south of the tenant space. Specifically, this residence is next to the south wall of the 908 Main Street building. There are no windows along the south wall of the proposed piano studio space, though operable exterior windows are found on the east side of the tenant space. Planning Commission recommended approval of the application with a condition which restricts their hours of operation. The applicant is requesting that this condition be removed. Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. Melanie Lawrence & Laura Lee introduced themselves and provided a brief background of their training and teaching experience. They teach music lessons with a classical emphasis. They are taking many precautions to prevent sound from traveling from their office. They asked to address the Planning Commission condition which restricts their hours of operation. Two neighbors have expressed concem about sound. They stated their reasons for requesting the Planning Commission condition which restricts their hours of operation be removed to be: The restrictions are based on the assumption that their soundproofing precautions will be ineffective and; therefore, the piano music will be a nuisance. They feel it is important to have a positive relationship with the neighbors and have already encouraged the neighbors to contact them directly if they have any concerns about the sound. 4