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Recommendations Action It is recommended that the Planning Commission: 1. Approve the Initial Study for Neighborhoods K and L at Mountain House dated September, 2011, (SCH #2011092041) based on the following findings: a. The 1994 Mountain House Master Plan Final Environmental Impact Report ("MEIR")was certified more than five years prior to filing the application for the project; b. After completing the Initial Study, it has been determined that a Mitigated Negative Declaration would address substantial changes that have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the MEIR was certified and would address new information; and c. The cumulative impacts, growth-inducing impacts, and irreversible significant effects identified in the MEIR are adequately addressed for the project. 2. Approve the Tentative Maps for Neighborhoods K and L(i.e., Major Subdivision Application PA-1000266 and Major Subdivision Application PA-1000267)with the Findings and Conditions of Approval contained in this staff report. 3. Adopt the CEQA findings contained in Appendix C of this staff report, on behalf of the County of San Joaquin as the lead agency for the Mountain House Master Plan and for the approval of the Tentative Maps for Neighborhoods K and L., affirming that,with the mitigation measures included in the Tentative Maps for K and L or included as Conditions of Approval for the Tentative Maps for Neighborhoods K and L,the MEIR continues to remain valid and that the Tentative Maps for Neighborhoods K and L are within the scope of the MEIR. Findings 1. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan, the Master Plan, any applicable Specific Plan, any applicable Special Purpose Plan, the Public Financing Plan, and any other adopted plan adopted by the County. • This finding can be made since the analysis conducted by the Community Development Department (CDD) in Appendix A of this staff report has shown that the proposed subdivision is consistent with all applicable adopted plans. 2. The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan, the Master Plan, any applicable Specific Plan and any applicable Special Purpose Plan. • This finding can be made since the analysis conducted by CDD has found that the design or improvements of the proposed subdivisions, as shown on the Tentative Maps and as described in the project application, meets the requirements of the General Plan, Master Plan,and Specific Plan II. The design of the proposed subdivisions provides additional housing opportunities for future residents. As conditioned, it meets the residential density requirements of 34