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MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD"F"PROJECT INITIAL STUDY M. RECREATION In compliance with the Master Plan, the CSD has entered a formal agreement with the Lammersville Unified School District regarding joint use of the neighborhood park and recreation facilities and school facilities. This joint use agreement was submitted as part of the application for this project. A "Parks, Recreation and Leisure Plan" was prepared by the Mountain House CSD in 1997 but is under revision and has not yet been adopted. This Plan is to address detailed programs for community parks as well as neighborhood parks. One of the Master Plan Implementation measures is that the first-phase development of interim sports fields for team play shall be provided prior to issuance of the 800`h dwelling unit permit. Thus, this would be required prior to completion of the project. Environmental Checklist Potentially Significant Potentially Unless Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporated Impact Impact RECREATION a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? Environmental Checklist Explanations a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? With a potential new population in this area of the County of over 3,000 persons, demands for neighborhood and regional parks would increase due to the buildout of the residential area of the project. This project would include a 5-acre neighborhood park, a 1.5-acre recreational facility (swimming pool)to serve this first phase of development, and 15 acres of temporary sports fields. The Master Plan clearly identifies policies for a 5-acre neighborhood park to serve each of the 12 proposed Mountain House neighborhoods, with such parks to be located on collectors and generally within on-half mile of residences of the surrounding community. These parks are also to be located adjacent to K-8 schools, which has been done for this project. Temporary playing fields have been identified as part of Neighborhood"F", to be located at the north edge of the project,just north of the proposed high density residential development. These fields would cover a total of about 15 acres. No community parks are proposed for construction at this time except for the temporary sports fields. The primary proposed community park(as identified in the Parks, Recreation and Leisure Plan) is the Mountain House Creek Parkway which is not proposed for construction until development is proposed adjacent to the creek. This first phase of development would not occur adjacent to Mountain House C:voeswCUNMALS=Y\F1NA.Lf n1AL mY-PARn.00cpnaool 113 V.M. RECREATION