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from less than 1,500 square feet(referred to as a"small house" home)to over 2,300 square feet. As specified by the Special Purpose Plan, at least 10% of the homes would be small house homes. In addition, a minimum of 10%of residential lots would be reserved for homes that could, as an option to the homebuyer, include a second unit dwelling ("carriage unit"). These carriage units would have their own separate entrance, parking for one automobile, and range in size from 587 square feet to 646 square feet. (They could also, as a result of amendments to Specific Plan III and the Mountain House Development Title, be located in areas of the proposed residential development zoned R-MH.) In all, 46 dwelling units (23 carriage units, plus 23 small house homes)could potentially be constructed for rent or sale to low income and (upper) moderate income households in the proposed development.Also, based on preliminary information provided by the developer, there would be approximately 45 dwelling units that would be between 1,700 square feet to 1,900 square feet in size, presumably at price points affordable to (upper) moderate income households. Finally, since approximately two-thirds of the homes in the proposed development would be attached, there is a presumption that such housing would be more affordable than standard detached single family units. Thus, based on the above, the proposed residential development would appear to further Master Plan and Specific Plan III policies concerning housing diversity and the provision of affordable housing for households at every income level. Two other points should be noted. First, the proposed residential development is not required to provide sites for second unit dwellings. Although Specific Plan III requires that 10% of R-M zoned lots provide sites for second unit dwellings, the.number of second unit dwellings that would normally be required for the proposed development has been assigned to other R-M zoned areas outside of the proposed development (either within the originally approved Tentative Map Tract 3479 [i.e., sub-neighborhood D5] or within other approved Tentative Maps of Specific Plan III). Second, the Specific Plan III document requires the development of 130 attached units north of Grant Line Road. The number that would be provided by the proposed residential development is 141. Lot and Structure Standards. The setback, building separation, building coverage, and height requirements that would be applicable to the proposed development have been specifically tailored to it. (Examples illustrating this point include, but are not limited to, the following: • The standard front yard setback from a public road is 12 feet in the R-M zone and 15 feetin the R-MH zone,whereas in the proposed development the setback from a habitable structure to a public road is 10 feet. • Where two residential structures are not attached, the standard building separation requirement is 10 feet in both the R-M and R-MH zones. In the proposed development, the building separation requirement is 8 feet. In the R-M and R-MH zones, maximum building coverage is limited (50% in the R-M zone and 65% in the R-MH zone). In the proposed development, there is no maximum building coverage for residential lots. • In the R-M zone, maximum building height is limited to 2 stories,whereas in the proposed development a maximum building height of 3 stories is allowed in the R-M zone.) There are also a number of other unique features associated with the proposed residential development. These include a variety of easements, providing for such things as public and/or private utilities, landscaping maintenance, access by residents and others, and private outdoor areas. (See Figures 9 through 11 at the end of the section "Project Description".) Residential lots typically include only the residential dwelling unit and a small area outside of the footprint of the building. 24