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D Ce 1 , Environmental 5e!L"n Law enforcement services to the proposed project would be provided by the San Joaquin County Sheriff ' s Department. The project site is within a scheduled patrol area designated as i District 4. District 4 extends east to Jack Tone Road, south to 1 State Route 26, west to Airport Way and north to Eight Mile Road . The County provides one car with two officers er shift on a 2�4- hour basis to patrol the above designated area. �1 9 Response time to the site varies, as all calls are handled on a priority basis. In general , emergency response times to most rural areas of the County are longer than response times in urbanized areas due to the size of the area patrolled and the number of patrol officers assigned to the area . 1 2, Enyironmental Impact The estimated addition of 36 homes and approximately 102 residents to the area would incrementally increase the demand for law enforcement services and would contribute to the existing need for additional staffing and equipment created by cumulative development in the County . However, this project in itself would not generate a significant adverse impact on this department. The amount of additional manpower and equipment necessary to upgrade the overall level of service to the area are undetermined at this time. Th.e Department recommends that when the proposed project is constructed and occupied , it be assessed to determine specific impacts. This would assist the Department in determining the level of demand as a result of new development. 13 Furthermore, the applicant should consider incorporating crime prevention measures into the subdivision design as well as establishing a "Neighborhood Watch Program. " Such features would , in part, compensate for the lower level of service provided to rural areas such as this. They include: Windows placed for easy resident surveillance of yards, corridors, entrances, streets, and other public and semi- public places ; landscaping which permits surveillance of open areas and entryways and does not provide places for concealment; and well-lighted streets, entrances, and house numbers. 14 � The Sheriff' s Department also anticipates that building materials -would be particularly vulnerable to crimes such as theft and vandalism during the construction period. Because no additional resources would be specifically allocated to patrol the site during this period, it is recommended that the applicant ' provide private on-site security to deter criminal activity.