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5.ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS K AND L INITIAL STUDY 9.LAND USE AND PLANNING ■ West of Neighborhood K: Lands once under agricultural production are located to the west of the Neighborhood K. These lands are part of Neighborhoods I and J,which are proposed for an age-restricted community centered around a golf course. ■ South of Neighborhoods K and L; Neighborhood Hand the Town Center, which are approved but only partially developed, are just south of Neighborhood L, on the south side of Byron Road. The proposed Neighborhood J is located just south of Neighborhood K. The only other existing residential development within Mountain House is located farther south in Neighborhoods E, F, G, and H. The northwestern edge of the City of Tracy is approximately 3.3 miles southeast of Mountain House. Applicable Land Use Plans, Policies, and Regulations The Neighborhoods K and L project site is subject to the San Joaquin County General Plan and the Mountain House Master Plan. Current General Plan and Master Plan designations for the project site are Low and Medium Density Residential (R/L, RIM), Mixed Use(MIX), Medium-High Density Residential ' (R/MH), High Density Residential(RIH), Neighborhood Commercial(CIN), Neighborhood Park, Community Park, Regional Park, Other Open Space (OS/0), Public(P), Community Commercial (CIC), Neighborhood Center, and K-8 School. The San Joaquin County General Plan designation for lands to the east of Mountain House is General Agriculture. Lands to the west in Alameda County are designated for agricultural use. Lands to the northwest are within Contra Costa County and are also designated for agricultural use. Lands to the north are within San Joaquin County and are designated General Agriculture. Lands to the south of Neighborhoods K and L are designated for urban uses as part of the Mountain House Master Plan. The project site is also subject to the San Joaquin County Development Title, which includes zoning regulations. Lands within the project site are currently zoned Low Density Residential (R-L), Medium Density Residential(R-M), Medium-High Density Residential(R-MH), High Density Residential (R-H), Community Commercial(C-C), Mixed Use(M-X), Neighborhood Commercial (N-C), Public Facilities(P-F), and Open Space (OS and OS/RC). Zoning was defined at the time of adoption of the Specific Plan for areas within Mountain House. Applicable Habitat Conservation Plans and Natural Community Conservation Plans The San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan (SJMSCP)has been prepared and adopted to provide a strategy for conserving agricultural lands and wildlife habitat while accommodating a growing population in San Joaquin County. The SJMSCP is designed to establish an (9170 1) 5-122