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` Mountain House Specific Plan III ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4.2.1.2 Specific Plan III Description Specific Plan III represents an opportunity to develop a unique community combining the best aspects of master-planned development with best building types and styles of long established neighborhoods. One key to the success of the community is the appropriate architectural vocabulary and theme. The Specific r Plan III planning area has been named"College Park"providing an academic orientation to the southern portion of Mountain House due to its adjacency to the Community College.Neighborhood entry design ` for the portion of Neighborhood D in Specific Plan III will be consistent with that used for the Specific Plan II portion of Neighborhood D, so that Neighborhood D appears as a cohesive neighborhood. Detailed design standards developed for residential areas in Specific Plan III will apply to that portion of Neighborhood D in Specific Plan III. 4.2.2 Landscape Design ` 4.2.2.1 Master Plan Summary The Master Plan proposes that the Mountain House landscape create a diverse,stable environment in keeping with the landscape patterns of the San Joaquin Valley that utilize long-lived and low-maintenance plant species that are native to the region or well-adapted to the climatic and soils conditions of the site. Landscape improvements will require minimal maintenance and irrigation,and maximize the use of native and drought tolerant plant materials. These provisions are described and implemented through the design guidelines in this Specific Plan and the MHCSD Design Manual. Specific Plan III shall describe any specific landscape provisions that are applicable only to the Specific L Plan III Area, such as tree selection for Collector streets, designated accent trees for each neighborhood, and typical design of entries including species and placement. The landscaping plans included in Specific ►. Plan III shall be consistent with the MHCSD Design Manual and will be reviewed and approved by the MHCSD prior to construction. 4.2.2.2 Specific Plan III Description The landscape concept for Specific Plan III includes several distinct landscape zones,where a consistent treatment of streets and common areas occur(see Specific Plan III Landscape Framework Plan, Figure 4- 2). Foremost to the landscape plan are the Arterial and Collector road connections that link Specific Plan III to the rest of the community and the open space corridor system,including the corridors that follow the transmission line and pipeline easements.Mountain House Parkway,De Anza Boulevard, Central Parkway,Grant Line Road,and the transmission corridor all connect or share linkages with the Mountain Draft 03/14/05 4-3 ...........................................................................................................................................................................