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I Introduction <br /> A. Purpose B. Mountain House Area Planning <br /> Process <br /> Trimark Communities owns or is in final The accompanying diagram indicates the <br /> negotiations to acquire approximately 6,240 direction of the Mountain House Area <br /> acres at the western edge of the San Joaquin Planning Process over the next several <br /> Valley and is initiating a planning process years. With many opportunities for agency <br /> for those properties. The Mountain House and community participation, there will be <br /> Area Planning Process is aimed toward room for study and refinement of existing <br /> preparing a plan with maximum community proposals, consideration of alternatives, and <br /> involvement. The planning process is creation of an evolving plan for a commu- <br /> intended to respond to growth pressures on nity that meets regional needs from the <br /> the valley by directing that growth into a 1990's into the next century. <br /> balanced community that protects the prime <br /> agricultural portions of the valley from The Mountain House Area Planned Com- <br /> scattered spread and deterioration of the munity encompasses lands in both San <br /> valley quality of life. The planned commu- Joaquin and Alameda Counties. The first <br /> nity would provide excellence in services step in the planning process, represented by <br /> such as education, transportation, and this report,is review by San Joaquin and <br /> utilities on a pay-as-you-go basis and Alameda County agencies in consideration <br /> provide a balance of housing and jobs. This of General Plan amendments required to <br /> report intitiates the planning process for the accomplish the community. This step will <br /> Mountain House Planned Community by begin to identify intensive studies needed to <br /> providing basic information and initial assess environmental issues including <br /> prospects for accommodating growth. transportation,land use,water, sewer and <br /> air quality. The process will proceed from <br /> this report to Agency review,environmental <br /> study,General Plan amendment studies and <br /> reviews, Specific Plan studies and reviews, <br /> Development Plans, and finally implemen- <br /> tation into a planned community. <br /> Introduction <br /> 1.1 <br />