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MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD' 'PROJECT INITIAL STUDY Environmental Checklist Explanations a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly(for example, by proposing new homes and businesses)or indirectly(for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? The project would induce population growth into an area of the County designated as the"Mountain House New Community". The land to the north, south, and west of the project site have been designated for residential and other developed land uses that meet the overall goals of the new community. Vacant lands not designated for urban uses are located east of the project site and outside the boundaries of Mountain House. These areas are designated for agricultural uses. The site of the new community would be separated from lands to the east by Mountain House Parkway, from lands to the north by Old River, and from lands to the south by Interstate 205. Agricultural lands to the west are within Alameda County. Owners of these adjoining agricultural lands that are not within the boundaries of the Mountain House New Community could request rezonings and General Plan Amendments to allow more intense development. However, such requests could only be granted if there were adequate facilities to serve these new projects. The Mountain House Community Services District(CSD)has established boundaries for providing water and wastewater and would not serve any development outside the boundaries of the Mountain House New Community. In addition, the water and wastewater plants of the Mountain House CSD are to be sized so that the total capacity would serve no more than the new community. Section 2.8 of the Master Plan includes the following objective: To size public services and facilities to maintain the community's boundaries by serving only the Master Plan area. On page 16.3 of the Master Plan(Section 16.4), the following policies address the CSD and service boundaries for the CSD: a) A Community Services District shall be formed with the County Board of Supervisors initially serving as the District's Board of Directors. b) The boundaries of the Community Services District Sphere of Influence should be identical to the boundaries of the Mountain House Master Plan. No new roads or utility lines associated with the project would cross lands outside of the Mountain House New Community. However, some off-site road improvements may be made to account for regional traffic. These road improvements would be sized to meet both current needs and projected growth, as per the Mountain House Transportation Impact Fee(TIF) and the County's Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee(TIMF). San Joaquin County is currently soliciting the assistance of consultants to prepare a Specific Plan for the lands outside of the Mountain House New Community, primarily between the new community and the City of Tracy that are in unincorporated areas. This Specific Plan would address future land uses and agricultural buffers for the lands just outside the boundaries of the Mountain House New Community. The project would include the agricultural buffer described above under Section(B). Such a buffer would reduce the potential conflicts between on-site development and surrounding agricultural operations, and may reduce the pressure for surrounding lands to be removed from agricultural use that are outside the boundaries of the new community. CAJOBSWCUNMALSTUDYTrtrAUNMALMUOY•PARTIDOC(7aaoo) 41 V.C.POPULATION AND HOUSING