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5.ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS KAND L INITIAL STUDY 12. POPULATION AND HOLISM ■ Implementation Measure(f)states that redesignation and rezoning of commercial and industrial land to non-employment uses(such as residential uses)shall be approved only if the County determines that the proposed redesignation or rezoning will not have a negative impact on the Mountain House Jobs/Housing and Affordable Housing programs. For Impact No. 2 above, Section 3.9.3, of the Master Plan, Implementation Measures(a)(8) and (9)address the supply of housing to low income workers as follows: ■ Implementation Measure 8(Minimum Residential Densities), states that, subject to the provisions of Section 3.3: Land Use Regulations and Permitted Uses, residential densities in each land use category in each neighborhood shall not fall below a specified minimum number of dwelling e units per acre as indicated in Table 3.3: Neighborhood Minimum and Maximum Residential Units. ■ Implementation Measure 9(Rezoning to Lower Densities), states that rezoning of higher density residential land (e.g., R-H)to lower density(e.g., R-M) uses shall be approved only if the County determines that the proposed rezoning will not have a negative impact on the Mountain House Jobs/Housing Program and the Affordable Housing Program. Discussion Regarding Neighborhoods K and L a) Would the project induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly(for example, by proposing new homes and businesses)or indirectly(for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? The proposed development for Neighborhoods K and L would induce population growth on the two neighborhood sites. The 1994 MEIR evaluated the overall growth inducement impacts of the Mountain House community. Growth-inducing impacts elsewhere in the area could result if the Mountain House water and wastewater plants were sized with a greater capacity than that needed to serve the project. The capacity of the on-site water and wastewater plants would serve no more than the projected on-site population for the entire community, however, eliminating this potential growth-inducing impact. As discussed in the 1994 MEIR,the Mountain House community was planned with a mix of land uses to be a"self-contained community"and,thus, to minimize growth-inducing impacts. However, over time, development in this agricultural area could expand beyond the boundaries of the site due to both economic and environmental factors. The 1994 MEIR concluded that Interstate 205 and Old River would provide an adequate buffer to minimize growth-inducing impacts to the south and north of the project site, respectively. The costs of extending infrastructure across these two barriers (91701) 5-146