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EXHIBIT A <br /> l Findings for Major Subdivision Application <br /> (PA-0600363) <br /> 1. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan,the Master Plan, any <br /> applicable Specific Plan,any applicable Special Purpose Plan,the Public Financing Plan, <br /> and any other adopted plan adopted by the County. <br /> • This finding can be made since the analysis conducted by the Community <br /> Development Department(CDD) has shown that the proposed subdivision is <br /> F1consistent with all applicable adopted plans. <br /> With respect to the General Plan,the consistency review found that the <br /> proposed subdivision meets General Plan requirements for orderly and <br /> compact development(e.g., compatible siting of land uses, inclusion of <br /> residential support services, coordination of land uses with transportation). <br /> The project is consistent with General Plan policies since: 1) the infrastructure <br /> planned meets the requirements and standards of the County and the Mountain <br /> House Community Services District(MHCSD); 2) all necessary on-site and off- <br /> Fig' easements and dedications for the maintenance of the water, sewer, and <br /> storm systems shown on the proposed Tentative Map will be provided; 3) the <br /> F1, <br /> waste management requirements of the County and the MHCSD will be met; 4) <br /> energy resources will be conserved and air pollution minimized by means of <br /> participation in adopted plans (e.g.,TDM Plan); 5)transportation improvements <br /> adequate to serve the proposed project will be constructed; and 6) programs <br /> 4 and actions will be implemented to ensure that riparian habitat and wetlands <br /> that are to be removed will result in wetland and riparian habitat values that are <br /> superior to those that would be lost. <br /> In addition to the above,the following findings (as specified by Policy VI, G,6 <br /> of the General Plan) can be made in the affirmative concerning the loss of <br /> wetlands and habitat on the project site: 1) no suitable alternative site exists for <br /> F1, the land us, and the use is considered necessary for the public; 2)there is no <br /> degradation of the habitat or numbers of any rare,threatened, or endangered <br /> �- plant, or animal species as a result of the project; and 3) habitat of superior <br />'l quality and superior or comparable quality will be created or restored to <br /> compensate for the loss. <br /> With respect to the first finding ("no suitable alternative site exists for the land <br /> us, and the use is considered necessary for the public")the rationale is as <br /> follows: <br /> No suitable alternative site exists for the proposed project. The project site <br /> Is part of the Mountain House New Community Master Plan area and is <br /> _ designated and is designated for the development of approximately 4.2 <br /> residential dwelling units per acre in Mountain House Specific Plan Ill. As <br /> discussed in the environmental impact report("EIR")for Specific Plan III, <br /> there are no reasonably available and suitable alternative sites for the <br /> development contemplated In Specific Plan 111, because alternative sites <br /> E <br /> i � 1 <br /> k <br />