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Mountain House Specific Plan III <br /> .................................................................................................................................................................................. <br /> 3.4 Jobs/Housing and Affordable Housing <br /> A primary goal of the Mountain House community is to establish a close balance between employment and <br /> housing.To this end,the Master Plan establishes two distinct but interrelated programs: <br /> • The Jobs/Housing Program, crafted to ensure that jobs are available to working residents of the <br /> r, community; and, <br /> • The Affordable Housing Program, designed to ensure that homes are available and affordable to <br /> " employees within the community. <br /> 3.4.1 Jobs/Housing Program <br /> 3.4.1.1 Master Plan Summary <br /> _ The Master Plan's jobs/housing program is intended to ensure that jobs and a corresponding amount of <br /> affordable housing are available to working residents in Mountain House,with a jobs/housing ratio target of <br /> 0.99 at buildout of the community. A number of programs will be developed to ensure a balance between <br /> r <br /> employment and housing. These programs include: <br /> ` The job attraction program shall involve passive forms of marketing, emphasizing community design, the <br /> locational benefits of the community,and the information dissemination features of the monitoring program. <br /> Assisting applicants to facilitate projects and assuring an inventory of sites that are ready to develop shall be <br /> elements of the program as well. <br /> L <br /> As part of an overall economic development program, specific job development efforts shall offer various <br /> incentives to prospective developers and tenants. In addition,there shall be close coordination with a network <br /> of brokers specializing in commercial and industrial land uses to target specific industries and companies,and <br /> ` to mount a recruiting effort that may be international in scope. Other commercial and industrial developers, <br /> the San Joaquin Partnership,and the County shall be integrated into the program. <br /> The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors shall hold a Public Hearing,referred to as a Jobs/Housing <br /> Review to review the progress of the jobs/housing program at the following specified times: <br /> • Prior to the approval of any Specific Plan that contains residential development,but no sooner than after 2,000 <br /> residential units have been constructed(excluding the first Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment). <br /> ` • When 4,000, 8,000, 12,000,and 16,000 residential units have been completed and annual monitoring <br /> information becomes available, if a review has not already been conducted in the previous calendar year. <br /> • At any other times determined appropriate by the Board of Supervisors(e.g., scheduling of a Jobs/ <br /> Housing Review by the Board to evaluate the circumstances for non-achievement of jobs/housing ratios). <br /> Draft 03(14/05 3-39 <br /> .................................................................................................................................................................................. <br /> r <br />