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Planning Commission approves limited expansion of Tiburon Peninsula Club pickleball hours after acoustics debate
Summary
After extensive public comment and technical testimony, the Planning Commission voted to amend the TPC conditional use permit to allow additional weekday and Sunday hours for pickleball with limits and monitoring; staff and the club cited acoustic studies and $150,000 in mitigation work while neighbors disputed the study's measurement method and urged a retained day of peace.
The Tiburon Planning Commission on March 25 approved a modified conditional use permit amendment that expands days and hours for pickleball play at the Tiburon Peninsula Club (TPC) after a multi-hour hearing that included staff briefing, technical acoustical testimony, applicant presentations and more than a dozen public speakers for and against the change.
Staff told the commission the applicant originally received conditional approval in March 2024 with restrictions on days and hours, polycore paddle requirements, acoustic barriers and a follow-up noise study. The staff report said the January 16, 2025 acoustical analysis measured noise and concluded "the noise generated from pickleball play measured at receiving residential properties does not exceed 60 decibels LDN," and staff determined the proposed CUP…
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