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South/Freeway Ed¢e Treatment("Section 4.3.4) Policies 4.3.4(g-i).A minimum 100-foot landscaped setback with berms shall be provided between proposed development and I-205. Final EIR for the Mountain House Master Plan and Specific Plan 11994 (Mitigation Measures) The following land use and agriculture mitigation measures from the Final EIR for the Mountain House Master Plan and Specific Plan I are applicable to the proposed project. -- • Mitigation Measure 4.1-1.The following should be added as an Implementation in Chapter Three of the Draft Master Plan: • If a Countrywide agricultural mitigation fee were established, an agricultural mitigation fee,based on each acre converted to an urban use, shall be paid by the developer to the County at the time of the _ approval of each subdivision map or other discretionary permit, if a Countywide agricultural mitigation fee has been established by the County. • Any off-site mitigation resulting in the set-aside of lands by the applicant shall be considered when - assessing the fee. Further,consideration shall be made for dual use of mitigation lands,as appropriate. For example, land set aside for Swainson's hawk mitigation that is also prime agricultural land could be credited as mitigating both impacts. - • Mitigation Measure 4.1-2 (a) The following Objective, with corresponding Policies and Implementations, should be inserted as Objective 11 under West Edge Treatment in development and Design(Appendix C)in place of existing Policies a/and b): _ • Objective 11:The Project site shall be developed to minimize land use conflicts between planned urban uses and existing agricultural operations to the west. • Policy a.A buffer area,minimum 500 feet wide, shall be provided along the western site boundary. This minimum 500-foot buffer requirement applies to all portions of the western project boundary except in the south,where planned housing abuts the Delta-Mendota Canal. • Policy b.A combination of hard and soft treatments may be applied in the 500-foot buffer area that is required along the western boundary to mitigate potential agricultural impacts, such as aerial spraying, _ trespass, and vandalism. The 500-foot buffer can be located entirely on the project site(in San Joaquin County)or can be located entirely or partially west of the project boundary(in Alameda County). If existing agricultural lands west of the project are used to satisfy the buffer requirement,conservation _ easements must be placed on the lands and dedicated to the Alameda County Open space Land Tnrst.The conservation easement shall stipulate that development rights are permanently restricted and shall be limited to those crops that do not require aerial spraying(e.g., oats,wheat,beans,pasture). • Policy c.A combination of windrow tree plantings of a mature height and width,berms, fences, four-lane roadways, adjacent multi-use pathways, local streets, and utility easements should be included in any portion of the 500-foot buffer that is on the project site.To the greatest extent possible,the buffer area - within the project site should be owned and maintained by a public or quasi-public agency. The inclusion of private residential backyards and private commercial facilities such as parking lots and loading zones shall be limited to a maximum of 50 feet of the total required buffer(e.g.,the private back yards of homes - along Marina Boulevard shall be no more than 50 feet deep).The buffer area shall ensure that along the continuous length of the western boundary of the project, all privately owned,urban uses such as EDAW College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR Land Use and Agriculture 4.2-10 San Joaquin County