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State Regulations Quimby Act The Quimby Act was first established in 1965 by the California legislature and provides provisions in the Subdivision Map Act for the dedication of fees and/or parkland.This legislation was in response to California's — increased rate of urbanization and the need to preserve open space and provide parks and recreation facilities for California's growing communities.This act allows local agencies, such as the County, to establish ordinances requiring residential subdivision developers to dedicate land for parkland or pay development impact fees for land — and/or recreational facilities. The Quimby Act provides two standards for the dedication of land for use as parkland.First, if the existing — amount of parkland in a community is at least 3 acres per 1,000 people,then the standard becomes 5 acres. Second,if the existing amount of parkland in a community is less than 3 acres per 1,000 people,then the standard becomes 3 acres. However,cities and counties reserve the option to increase this minimum requirement for _ dedication of parkland. Developers of new residential uses on the project are required to dedicate parkland that meets the standards established by San Joaquin County. Regional and Local Regulations San Joaquin County General Plan 2010 The San Joaquin County General Plan contains the following policies related to parks and recreation that are applicable to the proposed project. Community Development Chanter Policies in the San Joaquin County General Plan require the provision of 3 acres of local parks per 1,000 residents _ and 10 acres of regional parkland per 1,000 residents. Local parks may consist of pocket parks(less than 1 acre), neighborhood parks(less than 15 acres),or community parks(15 or more acres with tot lots, softball fields,tennis courts, or play areas)(San Joaquin County Community Development Department[SJCCDD] 1994a). Mountain House Master Plan 1994 The following parks and recreation policy from the MHMP is applicable to the proposed project. Parks and Open Space Plan Policy 7.2.5(a). The community shall maintain a combined community and neighborhood park ratio of not less than 5 acres per 1,000 population. In addition,the MHMP requires 1.6 acres of regional parks in the MHMP area per 1,000 residents. The MEW requires that neighborhood park construction begin as soon as 50%of dwelling units in each neighborhood have had final inspections(SJCCDD 1994a). Final EIR for the Mountain House Master Plan and Specific Plan 11994 (Mitigation Measures) The following parks and recreation mitigation measures from the Final EIR for the Mountain House Master Plan and Specific Plan I are applicable to the proposed project. EDAW College Park at Mountain House Specffic Plan III Draft EIR San Joaquin County 4.4-4 Public Services