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2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION course, a private equestrian center and a 720-acre nature preserve. The 26 homesites would be located on 50 acres with 820 acres designated as remainder. Included in this "remainder" portion would be 70 acres designated for the 18-hole golf course and 720 acres designated for a nature preserve. The remaining 30 acres would be used for roadways and an equestrian center (Figures 2-3 and 2-4). Table 2-1 provides a breakdown by acres of proposed on-site uses. Development plans call for the extraction and excavation of 1.6 million cubic yards of sand and clay from the lakebeds of Tracy Lakes to provide for a year-round source of irrigation water and wildlife refuge. Excavation of the lakebeu� is scheduled to occur over a period of up to five years. A total of 1.6 million cubic yards of sand and gravel is anticipated to be removed. eved-per}eaExcavation will be accomplished with the use of diesel-powered shovels and hauled off site. The repository of this material will include the New Hope levee reclamation project. The developer is proposing to construct a bridge crossing over the Mokelumne River to provide a southerly access for the haul trucks. This bridge will be used later as a southerly access for the residents. The developer is securing an easement to the property south of the river for the purpose of extending a private - road to connect with Davis Road. The site plan indicates two access points into the development (Figure 2-3). It is the developer's intention to maintain an entry on Forest Lake Road and a second access across the Mokelumne River. Both entrances would be gated. The developer is also contemplating filing a road abandonment application for that portion of Forest Lake Road west of the gated entry. If approved,Forest Lake Road would be privately maintained west of the project site. The two property owners fronting the roadway must agree to this request prior to the County taking action. A gate would be installed at the end of the public section of roadway. The 18-hole golf course has been designed to reflect a links style course laid out to take maximum advantage of and preserve the natural topographic and aesthetic values of the site (Catwil, 1991). This type of course minimizes watering requirements by using the natural groundcover in the fairways. Approximately 70 acres of the golf course would require irrigation which would be drawn from Tracy Lakes. Four of the 18 holes are located in the heavily forested portion of the site. Long and narrow treeless transects were previously cut into the western portion of the forest for the ultimate development of these four fairways (Figure 2-5). The developer estimates that these four fairways utilize six percent of the forest area (Catwil, 1991). The balance of the golf course would be constructed in and around the "north lake," and in the open portions of the north and eastern portions of the property. Homes would be located away from the course layout and the clubhouse would be located adjacent to North Tracy Lake in the western portion of the site (Figures 2-3 and 2-4). The entire development would be served by individual wells and individual septic systems located at each homesite and at the clubhouse. Each dwelling unit would be elevated one foot above the 100-year flood plain. On-site drainage would be conveyed through the natural drainage system except in those areas where engineered drainage would be provided. 2-4