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Mountain House Specffic Plan III .................................................................................................................................................................I......... 7.2.3 Community Parks 7.2.3.1 Master Plan Summary The Master Plan requires community parks which serve the overall community be designed with both active and passive recreational opportunities,with facilities provided that meet the needs of the community as it develops. Community parks shall contain a minimum of 20 acres,and the southern community park within Neighborhood AB is designated to be 38 acres. Preliminary Plans for each of the community parks shall be included in Specific Plans for that Neighborhood or Village,or as determined by the MHCSD Director. Park programming,joint use,and other community park issues are discussed further in the MHCSD's Parks, Leisure and Open Space Plan. 7.2.3.2 Specific Plan IH Plan Description The Community Park Program for Mountain House includes a variety of active and passive uses,as well as vehicle parking to serve the overall community needs for Neighborhoods AB and D. The Community Park is immediately adjacent to Central Parkway for accessibility. Specific Plan III provides a minimum of 31 acres in the community park and an additional 7.0 acres of joint use facilities at the Community _- College to meet the 38-acre size requirement of the Master Plan. Program for the community park will address the needs of the entire community,including families,singles, _ youths, seniors, disabled residents and children-The community park is located adjacent to the open space corridor which provides linkages throughout the neighborhoods and buffers the easement from homes. The community park will have an inward focus away from the industrial and commercial to the east and south. Passive recreational uses are incorporated in the open space corridors. See Figure. 7-4,for preliminary plans of the community park.Lighting shall be provided for the baseball diamond,tennis courts and security lighting with possible other sports and facility areas based upon funding capabilities. The community park will be designed and constructed consistent with the MHCSD Park and Leisure Plan- A Joint Use Facility Agreement between the Delta Community College District and the MHCSD will provide the details and approval for an allocation of 7.0-acres of recreation uses on the College's property.The joint uses shared with the community college for illustrative purposes may include a football/soccer field area with running track, open lawn area for youth soccer,additional tennis and volleyball courts, and optional swimming pool in order to fulfill the required recreation facilities program If an agreement between the College District and the MHCSD is not finalized prior to approval of Specific Plan I1I, then the 7.0 acres will be added to the community park to result in a park size equal to 38 acres. 7-S Draft 03/14/05 ...........................................................................................................................................................................