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5.ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS K AND L INITIAL STUDY 9.LAND USE AND PLANNING For Impact No. 2 above, the 1994 MEIR recommended changes in either the San Joaquin County General Plan or the Mountain House Master Pian to resolve conflicts involving land use designations, permitted uses and densities, and roadway classifications, right-of-way widths, and level of service standards. It also recommended revising Master Plan policies and performance standards for regional park standards and for wildlife mitigation in accordance with other mitigation measures recommended in the 1994 MEIR. in conjunction with adoption of the Master Plan,the County adopted General Plan amendments to resolve the conflicts with the Master Plan, but found that the Master Plan was not inconsistent with regional park standards or wildlife mitigation requirements. For Impact No. 3 above,the 1994 MEIR recommended either changing the Master Plan standards or amending the Development Title to resolve the inconsistencies that allowed more lenient standards in the Master Plan. For each such inconsistency,the County amended the Development Title to resolve the differences. Discussion Regarding Neighborhoods K and L a) Would the project physically divide an established community? Development of Neighborhoods K and L as proposed by the project would not divide an established community because it would be constructed in an area that was historically used for farming. No housing would be removed to accommodate development of the two neighborhoods. . Other on-and off-site modifications such as road improvements and infrastructure construction would not physically divide any established communities. The PG&E Weber-Herdlyn electrical line,which once passed through the northern part of the Neighborhoods K and L project site parallel to Old River,was relocated to an alignment that parallels Bryon Road. b) Would the project conflict with any applicable land use plan,policy, or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project(including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance)adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? The Mountain House Master Plan has over 300 policies addressing land use, environmental issues, densities, provision of services/utilities, and other issues for development within the Mountain House community. The proposed Neighborhoods K and L Tentative Subdivision Maps would not create any inconsistencies with Master Plan policies. The discussion below reviews the main chapters of the 1994 Master Plan. For each topic,the potential for the project to conflict with goals and policies of the Master Plan is addressed. Where appropriate, reference is made to specific sections of the Initial Study where the topic is addressed in more detail. (917111) 5-124