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As of October 5, 2011, 3,517 residential building permits have been issued in Mountain House `../ and 2,474 of those have been finaled. Because this proposal is not a Specific Plan and less than 4,000 residential units have been constructed, this report does not include a Jobs/Housing Review. Housing Diversity and Affordability The objective of the Master Plan Affordable Housing Program is to ensure that housing is available and affordable to all employees in Mountain House. The Affordable Housing Program is designed so that Mountain House employees at all income levels have the opportunity to purchase or rent safe and decent homes in the community. Implementing a housing trust fund supported by an affordable housing fee, scattering second unit dwellings throughout the R/M, R/L, and RNL areas, and encouraging development of additional units in the Town Center and R/H areas, are the primary vehicles to serve lower income households. Specific Plan II includes a similar residential program as is contained in the Master Plan, including the provision of multiple densities of residential land use. These land use types are intended to facilitate the construction of a variety of housing types and price ranges within the community. All housing within Specific Plan II is subject to the payment of affordable housing impact fees per the requirements of the County's Affordable Housing Ordinance. These objectives would be, or have been, met by the project. A variety of housing products would be constructed. With respect to single family development, nine distinct lot types are proposed, ranging in size from 3,570 square feet to 6,500 square feet. Of the 1,578 single family lots proposed, 368, or nearly one-fourth of the total,would be 3,600 square feet in area or less.The presence of such a significant number of small lots will contribute to overall housing affordability, especially for moderate income households. This assessment is based on a presumption that homes built on these small lots would be more affordable than homes built on larger lots. In addition to small lot logo products, a total of 103 second unit dwellings would be built. Based on Master Plan assumptions concerning the affordability of second units, it is anticipated that 34 of these units would be rented to low-and-moderate income households. The project would also provide a total of 838 multifamily units, providing additional housing opportunities for moderate income households and above moderate income households. Of this total, 138 High Density(R/H) apartment units would be constructed. Four more High Density units would be constructed in the Neighborhood K Tentative Map area to meet Master Plan/Specific Plan If density requirements. (See discussion under"Density Requirements".) Finally, 13 Density Bonus Units would be built in the Neighborhood L Tentative Map area to meet Specific Plan II Density Bonus Unit requirements for Neighborhood L.As defined by the Master Plan, these Density Bonus Units would provide affordable housing for low income households. (See discussion under"Density Bonus Units".) Housing Density Requirements As previously noted (see"Project Description, Housing Density"), the density of the R/H (High Density)development for the Neighborhood K Tentative Map is not consistent with the Master Plan density range. The proposed R/H development yields a density of 17.24 units per acre(80 proposed dwelling units divided by 4.64 acres). The required Master Plan R/H density range is 18-20 units per acre. Consequently, the Community Development Department("CDD") has added Condition of Approval No. 12b to require the construction of 84 R/H dwelling units rather than 80 dwelling units to meet minimum Master Plan R/H density requirements. ,..to 30