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5.ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS K AND L INITIAL STUDY 14.RECREATION Discussion Regarding Neighborhoods K and L 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 currently proposed development within Neighborhoods K and L, including proposed parks and recreational facilities, would not be substantially different from that evaluated in the 1994 MEIR. The proposed development would provide parks and recreational facilities, including two neighborhood parks and a portion of the future regional park along Old River. Community parklands would also be provided in the western portion of Neighborhood K and the southern portion of Neighborhood L. The proposed development would create about 190 more jobs than projected for the area under SPII, but this increase would not cause any changes in the impact on parks and recreational facilities. Current plans for Neighborhoods K and L propose an approximately 5-acre neighborhood park for each neighborhood. The total neighborhood park and open space acreage for Neighborhoods K and L would be 249 acres. Each neighborhood would have a 5-acre, or slightly larger, neighborhood park adjacent to the proposed elementary schools. Neighborhood K also would include a 2.9-acre community park,40 acres of regional parkland along Old River,and 47 acres of lake area. Neighborhood L would also include a 22.3-acre community park(near Byron Road), a 23.6-acre Creek Community Park, 37 acres of regional parkland along Old River,and 53 acres of lakes. In addition, Neighborhood L would include a 12.67-acre water quality basin near Byron Road. A boat ramp is proposed in Neighborhood K along Old River,to be accessible to the public. It is assumed that all parklands and water quality basins would be maintained by the Mountain House Community Services District (MHCSD). Lakes would be maintained either by the MHCSD or by a private maintenance association. Class I, II, and III bike paths would be provided throughout the two neighborhoods. In addition, pedestrian sidewalks would be located along streets, and pedestrian connections are proposed at the termination points of many cul-de-sacs. Currently proposed plans for Neighborhoods K and L provide a significant array of park and recreational facilities. No significant impact on existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities, either at the Mountain House community or off-site, is expected such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur. The Mountain House Master Plan and SPII include an implementation measure requiring the MHCSD to begin construction of each neighborhood park as soon as 50 percent of the dwelling units in that neighborhood receive their final inspections. Each park must be completed before 80 percent of the dwelling units for that neighborhood receive their final inspections. These requirements could result in residents of a new neighborhood using the neighborhood parks in previously constructed (9mi q 5-158