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2. Adopt special standards for residential areas, setbacks and exceptions, lot coverage, comer lots, and cluster,alley, and garden court lots, as follows: a. For R/M subdivisions with typical lots less than 3,600 square feet, require that at least one model will be a maximum of 1,400 square feet. b. Increase allowable front yard porch encroachments from 5 feet to 8 feet in the R/L and from 5 feet to 6 feet in the R/M. a c. Require a developer who proposes to develop a subdivision with lots of a typical area of less than 3,600 square feet in the R/M designation to apply for a Model Home Master Plan containing certain required features(e.g., a minimum of three floor plans,with one plan not exceeding 1,400 square feet of Livable Area,whichever is more). 4 d. Reduce the minimum lot size from 3,000 square feet to 2,000 square feet for subdivisions in the R/M designation. e. Reduce the minimum lot width requirement for lots of 3,600 square feet in the R/M designation from 40 feet to 32 feet. f Delete the minimum lot size and lot width requirements for residential dwellings in the R/M �- designation, except as set forth above(see 2d and 2e). g. Allow for a percentage of homes in the R/M designation to have a third level,provided the third level is contained within the roof structure.The percentage of homes allowing this third level is not to exceed 40% for each individual builder project. h. Increase the building coverage(i.e.,the percentage of a lot permitted to be occupied by buildings)for one-story homes in the R/L designation from 40%to 50%. i. Increase the building coverage for residential dwellings in the R/MH or R/H designations from 60% to 65%. J. Exclude the area of single-story porches that wrap from the front to the side of the house from building coverage calculations in the R/M and R/L designations,provided such porches do not exceed 20%of total building coverage(excluding garages)and do not encroach on setback requirements. ., 3. A summary of the provisions of the Text Amendment relating to setback requirements is provided below. The proposed Text Amendment would: a. Replace the heading"Collector and Local Streets"with the heading"Front Setback." b. Delete the 45-degree clear setback requirement(i.e.,the height of the structure determines the setback distance)from an arterial street, and make the setback from an arterial street the same as the front setback(except as specified). c. Decrease the front setback for one-story homes in the R/L designation from 20 feet to 15 feet. d. Decrease the front setback for homes on lots that are less than 3,600 square feet in the R/M designation from 15 feet to 10 feet. College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR EDAW San Joaquin County 3-13 Project Description