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MOUN ITAIN HousE PROPOSED ALTAMONT HEIGHTS TENTATIVE MAP 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 4.14 RECREATION DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED PROJECT a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that.substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? The proposed project would generate a demand on existing parks and recreational facilities. The development is expected to house approximately 170 residents at build out. Based on the MHMP standard of five acres of parkland per 1,000 population within the Mountain House Community, the proposed project would require 0.85 acre of neighborhood and community parkland. The proposed project does not include a park site, buf a 2.5-acre neighborhood park is planned for a site approximately 1,000 feet northeast of the center of the proposed project. In addition, a 31-acre community park is planned for site approximately 0.4 mile southeast of the center of the proposed project. The timing for development of these parks would be decided by the MHCSD. Based on the San Joaquin County standard of 10 acres of regional parkland per 1,000 population,the proposed project would generate a demand for 1.7 acres of regional parkland. The MSIR for the entire MHMP area identified a deficiency in the amount of regional parkland available to serve new residents living in the Mountain House Community. The MHMP includes construction of a regional park adjacent to Old River in Neighborhoods K and L, located in the Specific Plan II area. The Old River Regional Park would provide 82 acres of parkland for the Mountain House Community and the surrounding region. The 82- acre Old River Regional Park would not be large enough to meet the regional parkland standard for the build-out population of the entire Mountain House Community. According to the MHMP,the Old River Regional Park would be developed after development of Neighborhoods K and L,or after approximately 50 percent of the residential dwelling units in the entire Mountain House Community are built. Until the Old River Regional Park is developed, residents in the proposed project would use the regional parks located elsewhere in the county. For this reason,the proposed project would contribute to the existing deficiency of regional parkland. However, findings of the MEIR concluded that adequate recreational facilities(i.e., community and neighborhood parks)would be provided in each specific plan area,and that Mountain House Community developers should pay toward development and maintenance of the proposed 82-acre Old River Regional Park. As a result of these findings,and given that the implementation of Specific Plan III (of which the proposed project is a part)would provide sufficient local parkland to serve the needs of future residents of the Specific Plan III area,a less-than-significant impact regarding regional parks would occur. . Mitigation Measures Although the proposed project would create a demand on existing parks and recreational facilities, the physical deterioration of these parks and recreational facilities resulting from use by the residents of the proposed project would be less than significant. In addition, new neighborhood and community parks will be developed in the Mountain House Community as required by the MHMP. No mitigation measures are required. 4-70