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Community Edges(Section 4.3.1). `� ► Policy 43.1(a).Community edge treatments shall establish a distinct boundary between Mountain House and surrounding land uses.The edge treatments shall be designed to buffer the potential adverse effects of the new urban community upon adjacent farmlands and vice versa. Policy 4.3.1(6).Edge treatments shall be designed to respond to the unique site conditions between Mountain House and adjacent off-site uses.Edge boundary treatments shall be visually distinctive,and shall discourage access by vehicles and pedestrians to agricultural areas. West Edge Treatment(Section 4.3.2) ► Policy 4.3.2(a).Edge treatments along the west edge shall be designed to mitigate impacts from aerial spraying. ► Policy 4.3.2(b).Allowed uses along the west edge include walls and fencing, earthen berms,bike lanes and pedestrian paths,landscape planting,major roadways,local streets,utility easements,parking and storage in private lots,and private yard area. ► Policy 4.3.2(d).Residential uses adjacent to the Alameda County Line shall incorporate a minimum 100-foot setback from the community boundary to the nearest dwelling,the setback occurring within the rear yard of the residential properties, and a continuous security fence or wall along the property line planted with vines. South/Freeway Edge Treatment(Section 4.3.4) Section 4.3.4.The southern edge of the community along I-205 will include a landscaped building setback. This setback is intended to buffer the visual impact of the new community as seen from the freeway,and to mitigate the impacts of freeway noise on adjacent residential land uses. ► Policy 4.3.2(g). [This policy applies to I-205 frontage extending from the PG&E easement to the southwest comer of the community.] At the western end of the freeway interface adjacent to the residential areas,the landscape buffer shall include berms and plantings within a 100-foot minimum landscape setback which, combined with the existing topography at the site,will help to mitigate noise impacts on nearby homes. ► Policy 4.3.2(j).The edge treatment adjacent to the Delta—Mendota Canal shall consist of a minimum 100-foot building setback, excluding garages, from the community boundary/Delta—Mendota property line to the nearest dwelling. ► Policy 4.3.2(k).At the southwest comer of the community,an existing slope up to the County line shall be used as a landscape setback East Edge Treatment(Section 4.3.3) ► Policy 43.3(a).Uses on the west side of Mountain House Parkway shall consist of commercial and industrial uses with access from DeAnza or east—west cross-streets. ► Policy 4.3.3(b).The corridor[along Mountain House Parkway] shall include a minimum setback of 32 feet .. from the west edge of the roadway right-of-way to the nearest building; an open rail fence planted with vines along the property line; large evergreen shrubs planted along the fence line; multiple rows of trees along both sides and the median;and other landscaping. College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR EDAW San Joaquin County 4.2-9 Land Use and Agriculture