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L Mountain House Specific Plan III ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6.4 MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 6.4.1 Master Plan Summary The Master Plan encourages the development of high quality medical services within Mountain House including emergency medical service and transport. It is anticipated that a full-service hospital will want to locate in the community sometime after 501/o buildout, and that private medical offices and emergency care centers will locate in the community as demand increases. Medical facilities are to locate at sites that are easily accessible to residents and workers and appropriate 'r for such uses,including business parks and mixed use and commercial areas. Medical Facilities are to be designed to appear as office type uses with adequate parking. Urgent care centers,hospitals,and other facilities providing emergency medical care will be situated on Arterial roadways,preferably along the Mountain House Parkway corridor, to provide direct access from Arterials and minimise.the impact of ambulance and other traffic on nearby residential neighborhoods. The Master Plan includes provisions to insure that the community is adequately prepared to respond to ` natural disasters and other emergencies, including those involving releases of hazardous materials associated with freight transport along railroads. An emergency preparedness and response plan has been prepared and adopted for Mountain House. Safety and protection services will be provided to the community in the event of fire and natural disasters and emergencies resulting from accidents, including emergencies involving releases of hazardous materials. 6.4.2 Specific Plan III Description Medical emergency and emergency preparedeness will be provided at a level consistent with what is ` provided on a County-wide basis. 6.4.3 Implementation Measures a. Medical offices shall be allowed to locate in business parks, and commercial land use areas. Such uses shall be designed and configured to appear as office type uses with adequate parking. b. Urgent care centers,hospitals, and other facilities providing emergency medical care shall be permitted in commercial and/or business park areas. Such uses shall be situated on Arterial ` roadways, and shall be located and configured to minimize the impact of ambulance and other traffic on nearby residential neighborhoods. A major roadway, landscape easement,or other effective buffer shall separate such uses from residential and other sensitive land uses. Access to such facilities shall be provided from Arterial streets and shall be separate from neighborhood access points. Draft 03/14/05 6-3 ............................................................................................................................................................................