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would be maximized to relieve natural gas demands for heating, while in warmer seasons, tree
<br /> foliage would provide shade relief, thereby reducing electricity needs for air conditioning. Passive
<br /> solar design within the proposed project site is limited because of Master Plan and Specific Plan I
<br /> residential density requirements and the low angle of winter sunlight when passive heating is most
<br /> needed. Given these constraints, the lot orientation and street design of the proposed project,
<br /> coupled with the requirement for street trees, maximizes, to the extent feasible, passive or natural
<br /> heating or cooling opportunities.
<br /> Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Connections. The residential lots would be served by pedestrian,
<br /> bicycle, and transit facilities, providing connections within the neighborhood and between adjacent
<br /> residential areas and public facilities. All streets within the proposed project would be served by
<br /> sidewalks. Collector streets would be served by Class III bike routes. Arterial streets—Mountain
<br /> House Boulevard, De Anza Boulevard, Mascot Boulevard, Central Parkway, and Mountain House
<br /> Parkway—would be served by Class I multi-use paths. Pedestrian connections to Class I multi-
<br /> use paths and to Wicklund School would be provided via"paseos" (i.e., public walkways). (Note:
<br /> The proposed paseo north of the school, however, is to be removed because of health and traffic
<br /> safety considerations, an exception which is permitted by the Master Plan.)Three transit stops
<br /> are planned: one at the northeast corner of Wicklund Crossing and De Anza Boulevard; one north
<br /> of Wicklund School on Legacy Drive, between Providence Street and Tradition Street; and one
<br /> south of Wicklund Crossing along De Anza Boulevard. The proposed bus route loop would
<br /> consist of De Anza Boulevard, Wicklund Crossing, Historic Street, Legacy Drive, Tradition Street,
<br /> and Mascot Boulevard over to De Anza Boulevard. (See Figure 4.)
<br /> Housinq Design. Each of the residential units would be designed in accordance with specified
<br /> Master Plan and developer enforced standards. These include recessed garages, second units,
<br /> front porches, narrowed driveways, varied front yard setbacks, varied floor plans and front
<br /> elevations, colors, and square footage requirements, in order to provide a varied expression of
<br /> housing types.
<br /> Housinq Cost & Affordability. As shown in Table 4, "Tract 2925 Proposal Compared to Table 3.9
<br /> in the Mountain House Affordable Housing Study, Summary of Households Requiring Assistance,"
<br /> Trimark anticipates that the proposed project would provide, at buildout, 32 housing units for very
<br /> low income households (i.e., those earning 50% or less of Area Median Income (AMI), or between
<br /> $17,500-$22,5001), 352 housing units for low income households who require assistance in
<br /> obtaining affordable housing (i.e., those earning 51% to 80% of AMI, or between $22,500-
<br /> $27,500), and 160 housing units for low income households who do not require assistance in
<br /> obtaining affordable housing (i.e., those earning between $27,500-$32,500). Rents for these units
<br /> are estimated to range from $380 per month to $810 per month. Housing units for very low and
<br /> low income households would be provided from the 480 multiple family units and the 64 second
<br /> unit dwellings planned for the proposed project. Housing units affordable to very low and low
<br /> income households that require assistance would comprise about '/. of the total units planned for
<br /> the proposed project.
<br /> Trimark anticipates that all 978 single family housing units in the proposed project would be
<br /> available at market rate to moderate income households (i.e., those earning 81% to 120% of AMI,
<br /> or between $47,500-$52,500) and above moderate income households (i.e., those earning more
<br /> than 120% of AMI, or between $52,500-$87,500). Based on the affordable home prices listed in
<br /> Table 4, home prices for these single family units would range from a low of$158,000 to a high of
<br /> $300,000. In terms of the percentage distribution of these homes, 11.8% would be in the
<br /> $158,000-$175,000 price range; 19.9% in the $175,000-$192,000 price range; 23.3% in the
<br /> $192,000-$224,000 price range; 23.5% in the $224,000-$300,000 price range; and 21.5% in the
<br /> $224,000-$300,000 price range. Of the 978 single family units, 115 would be affordable to
<br /> moderate income households.
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