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Mountain House Specific Plan III —" .......................................................................................................................................................................... Community Character — Create attractive and diverse environments for living,working and playing. • Develop 12 identifiable,pedestrian-oriented residential neighborhoods, each organized around — Neighborhood Centers consisting of K-8 schools,parks, neighborhood commercial, and other neighborhood serving facilities. _ • Develop three Village Centers that will provide shopping centers,transit,and other services with easy access from the 12 residential neighborhoods. • Use roadway landscaping as a primary method of establishing community character and of distinguishing between neighborhoods. • Establish neighborhood and community parks,and support regional recreation for Mountain House residents. • Contribute to regional recreation needs by creating one or more golf course(s)and providing public — access to the Delta waterways through a linear park and marina on Old River. Provide for a pedestrian-oriented character within and between residential neighborhoods,village commercial centers, and the Town Center. • Locate a Neighborhood Center,neighborhood park,or community park within 2,000 feet of every residential unit in each of the 12 neighborhoods. • Locate neighborhood parks of approximately five acres adjacent to schools for joint use of park and school facilities. • Utilize an interconnected network of relatively small-scale streets within neighborhoods in order to — create a pleasant and safe street environment for pedestrian use. • Orient important public buildings and land uses, including neighborhood commercial and appropriate buildings or building facades within Village Centers,toward the street. • Connect the Town Center to the linear park and bikeway systems and provide pedestrian amenities within the Town Center. • Design neighborhoods, village commercial centers and the Town Center to facilitate transit and bicycle use. — Land Use Establish a balance of housing, employment, and a full range of services and infrastructure within the community, while encouraging interaction between land uses. • Develop a new community with its own balanced mix of housing,public services, employment opportunities,parks, schools, and shopping facilities to serve the projected residential population. • Create neighborhoods that provide for the daily commercial, educational, and recreational needs of the residents within walking distance. 2-2 Draft 03%4/05 ...........................................................................................................................................................................