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Recommendations <br /> Action <br /> It is recommended that the Planning Commission: <br /> 1. Approve Major Subdivision Applications PA-0600146, subject to the Findings and <br /> Conditions of Approval contained in this staff report. <br /> Findings <br /> 1. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan, the Master Plan, any <br /> applicable Specific Plan, any applicable Special Purpose Plan, the Public Financing Plan, <br /> and any other adopted plan adopted by the County. <br /> • This finding can be made since the analysis conducted by the Community <br /> Development Department(CDD) has shown that the proposed subdivision is <br /> consistent with all applicable adopted plans. <br /> With respect to the General Plan, the consistency review found that the proposed <br /> subdivision meets General Plan requirements for orderly and compact <br /> development (e.g., compatible siting of land uses, inclusion of residential support <br /> services, coordination of land uses with transportation). The project is <br /> consistent with General Plan policies since: 1)the infrastructure planned meets <br /> the requirements and standards of the County and the Mountain House <br /> Community Services District(MHCSD); 2)all necessary on-site and off-site <br /> easements and dedications for the maintenance of the water, sewer, and storm <br /> systems shown on the proposed Tentative Map will be provided; 3)the waste <br /> management requirements of the County and the MHCSD will be met; 4)energy <br /> resources will be conserved and air pollution minimized by means of <br /> participation in adopted plans (e.g.,TDM Plan); 5) transportation improvements <br /> adequate to serve the proposed project will be constructed; and 6) programs and <br /> actions to ensure protection and preservation of riparian and other habitats and <br /> special status species will be implemented. <br /> With respect to the Master Plan/Specific Plan I,the consistency review found <br /> that the proposed subdivision addresses the affordable housing objectives <br /> expressed in these plans by meeting Master Plan/Specific Plan I requirements for <br /> housing diversity and affordability, density of development(within the Minimum <br /> and Maximum density range for the R/MH land use designation, per Master Plan <br /> Section 3.3), and the provision of housing products at various price points. To <br /> meet Master Plan/Specific Plan I requirements regarding noise,future residents <br /> of the subdivision will be protected from excessive outdoor and indoor noise <br /> levels via landscaping,wall treatments, construction requirements for homes, <br /> and by notices to residents via a note on the deed of affected properties(i.e., <br /> those residential structures located closest to Central Parkway) in instances <br /> where exterior noise levels up to an Ld„of 65 dB may be reached. To promote <br /> greater energy efficiency and accessibility in accordance with Master Plan <br /> requirements, development of the subdivision incorporates a number of design <br /> 16 <br />