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Appendix B: CEQA FINDINGS MOUNTAIN HOUSE TOWN CENTER I. INTRODUCTION 1. These CEQA and Tentative Subdivision Map findings are adopted by the County of San Joaquin (the"County") as the lead agency for the Mountain House Master Plan (the"Master Plan") and the Mountain House Town Center Tentative Subdivision Map (the"Project"). These findings pertain to the Environmental Impact Report, SCH#90020776 (the"1994 MEIR") prepared for the Master Plan, which was certified on November 10, 1994. These findings also pertain to the Initial Study prepared for the Project. 2. An application for the Project was filed with the County on February 27, 2012. The application was deemed complete for processing on February 28,2012. The Project includes a Major Subdivision (PA-1200032). The County prepared an Initial Study of the Project in November 2008 ("Project Initial Study'). The 2012 tentative map configuration is not substantially different from the configuration assumed in the Project Initial Study. All conclusions of the Project Initial Study apply, unchanged, to the current tentative map. II. THE PROJECT 3. The Project requires a Tentative Subdivision Map for the Town Center(the "Map")within the larger Mountain House community. The Town Center is located on an approximately 119.18 acre site within Specific Plan II, the second major phase of development identified in the Master Plan. The Town Center is comprised of approximately 38.2 acres of Mixed Use (including 440 homes or apartments), 25.45 acres of Community Commercial, 13.49 acres of Public Facilities, 33.07 acres of Community Park, and 8.97 acres of Mountain House Creek Community Park. III. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 4. The 1994 MEIR was certified on November 10, 1994 by the County Board of Supervisors to evaluate significant environmental impacts of the Master Plan. Mountain House is a new community planned on a 4,780-acre site near San Joaquin County's border with Alameda County, northwest of the City of Tracy. Ultimate buildout of the community is projected to include a resident population of approximately 39,000 and approximately 22,000 jobs. 5. An Initial Study for Specific Plan II was prepared in 2004. Specific Plan II is a project within the larger Mountain House community and covers seven of the 12 proposed neighborhoods within the community, as well as the Town Center. The Specific Plan II Initial Study and CEQA findings concluded that Specific Plan II was within the scope of the 1994 MEIR, and that the 1994 MEIR provided adequate analysis of the significant effects of the Master Plan and Specific Plan II. 6. The Project Initial Study was prepared in November 2008. The Project Initial Study concluded that the Project is within the scope of the 1994 MEIR and will result in no additional significant environmental effects not previously examined in the 1994 MEIR. The reasoning and conclusions of the Project Initial Study are incorporated herein by reference. 7. In November 2008, the County provided notice pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092 that the Project Initial Study was prepared and was available for review. The notice specified a 30 day public review and comment period for the Project Initial Study. The notice included a description of the Project as well as a list of the significant environmental effects anticipated as a result of the Project. It further stated that the Project Initial Study, along with all supporting documentation, would be available for review during regular business hours at the Community Development Department, 1810 East Hazelton Avenue, Stockton, California 95205. The notice was properly posted with the County Clerk 1