Several Sandy residents shared their concerns with the city's Planning Commission on Thursday night, during its review of the stadium's preliminary site plan - which garnered unanimous approval contingent upon the creation of a formal parking management plan.

Soccer goers are "going to block my driveway. They're going to block my curb," said Robert Bennett, who lives west of the stadium site on 9400 South. He also worried about the noise. The team has requested a conditional use permit to operate as late as 1 a.m. on weekends.

"It's going to be a nightmare for all of us in this neighborhood. How am I supposed to be able to function" with a 2-year-old daughter at home and a work day that starts at 5 a.m., Bennett demanded.

But commissioners responded with assurances that Real Salt Lake, which must identify 5,300 off-site parking spots in the area, has been asked to prevent parking on residential streets. And a specially engineered canopy is intended to lessen noise and light streaming from the stadium.

"We feel strongly about protecting our neighborhoods. And we will do that one way or another - whatever it takes," Commissioner Joseph Baker said.

Baker also asked that Real Salt Lake and city staff include ways to handle pedestrian traffic entering and exiting the stadium site in the parking management plan, which will be brought back to the commission for approval.

At its next meeting, March 15, the commission will consider whether to forward a code amendment to the City Council that would allow Real Salt Lake to rely on off-site parking.

Currently, all Sandy businesses must have enough on-site parking to accommodate expected traffic.

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