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These departures from standard lot and structure standards would be permitted by the amendments to the Specific Plan and the Mountain House Development Title, which would allow such exceptions, provided the residential development is included in a Special Purpose Plan. They are unique to the proposed residential development and would not apply to other development within the Specific Plan Ill area. Fire Access Road Requirements. According to County standards, all fire apparatus access roads, public or private, must have a minimum unobstructed width of 20 feet and a vertical clearance of 13 feet 6 inches to allow fire engines to pass. In addition, all homes must be within 150 feet of a fire access road, or, if included in a multiple occupancy structure (e.g., duplex or triplex), be equipped with residential sprinkler system. The private circulation streets in the proposed development(i.e., "A" Loop, "B"Street, "C" Street, "D" Street, "F"Street, "H" Street, "I" Street, and "J"Street)would be 25 feet wide from back of rolled curb to back of rolled curb and would meet vertical clearance requirements. The shared drives, however, would only be 18 feet wide from edge of payment to edge of payment. In order to accommodate the applicant's preference for both the layout and aesthetics of the proposed development, Tracy Fire has allowed (as part of its conditions of approval for the Tentative Map)shared drives 18 feet in width. However, homes accessed by such shared drives must either be within 150 feet of a fire apparatus access road meeting County standards, or be equipped with a residential fire sprinkler system (if more than 150 feet from a fire access road). Forty-five houses equipped with automatic sprinkler systems are proposed for the proposed residential development. (See Figure 12 under"Project Description".) Police Protection. The proposed residential development is projected to add an additional 530 residents to Mountain House (not including persons residing in second unit dwellings). Based on an urban level of service required for police protection in Mountain House (i.e., 1.5 officers per 1000 residents), the proposed residential development would generate demand for nearly one (0.80)full-time equivalent deputy at buildout. Currently, the urban level of service for police protection in Mountain House is not being met. As of June of 2007, there were approximately 6,500 residents living in Mountain House. To serve this population, approximately 10 (9.75)full-time uniformed deputies would be required. At present, four full-time uniformed deputies are assigned to Mountain House under the existing staffing agreement executed in 2004 between the MHCSD and the County Sheriff's Department. However, planning to provide additional police protection services, including additional deputies, is currently underway. Given the ongoing negotiations between the County Sheriffs Department and the MHCSD to provide an urban level of service for police protection, and the requirement for a police substation to be located in the community(assumed to be located in the future MHCSD Administration Building in the Mountain House Town Center), it is anticipated that sufficient officers and facilities would be provided to serve the proposed residential development by the time the first dwelling units within said development are occupied. Development Agreement. Use of a development agreement has been common practice for developers in Mountain House in connection with their proposed projects. The proposed residential development is covered by an existing development agreement (Development Agreement by and between County of San Joaquin and PCCP Mountain House, LLC Relative to the Development of Certain Property within the Mountain House Community—No. A-05-9002,and Addendum to Development Agreement by 25