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Mountain House Specific Plan III .................................................................................................................................................................................. by the Affordable Housing Impact Fee.The Affordable Housing Impact Fee is levied against all new - residential development in Mountain House,except second unit dwellings, Density Bonus Units,and Additional Town Center Units,and is payable at the time of building permit issuance.Non-residential land _ uses are not subject to the fee. 3.4.2.2 Specific Plan III Description Specific Plan III emphasizes affordable housing by design through providing a wide variety of housing types and lot sizes including approximately 742 single family units on small lots of 3,600 square feet or less,with a requirement that a minimum number of small homes be built as noted in Table 3-7. Approximately 344 multi- family townhomes or condominiums are also proposed. This requirement ensures that there are a percentage of small lot homes within the small lot programs. Approximately 344 multi-family townhomes or condominiums are also proposed,which represents a substantial increase in the amount of R-H and R-MH housing units. Additionally the requirement for second unit dwellings which can facilitate affordable housing has been increased from 6.5%per the Master Plan to 10%as a requirement for Specific Plan III. The Affordable Housing Program is designed to be implementation-oriented and includes the implementation measures _ below. 3.4.2.3 Implementation Measures a. Residential and non-residential land uses shall be developed generally as proposed in this Specific Plan including: • Diversity in housing types, square footages and costs. • Variety of lot sizes and housing types. Refer to design standards manual for criteria related to proposed housing types. Small house requirements for lots less than 3,600 square feet as provided for in footnote 6 of Table 3-7. Second units on 10%of the lots designated R-VL, R-L,and R-M. b. County incentives set forth in the Development Title shall be considered for all-medium high density residential(R-MH)and high density residential(R-H)developments to encourage participation in the affordable housing program. c. Employers shall be encouraged to extend incentives to their employees who wish to live in Mountain House and to help address any affordability gaps that may be present in the community by contributing to 3-42 Draft 03114/05 .................................................................................................................................................................................