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NEW TOWN POUCIES (Excerpted from Policies for Development, Land Use/Circulation Element) 1. The County shall recognize in designating a new town site that it is intended to minimize impacts or. agriculture, particularly by limiting growth onto additional prime agricultural lands of the valley floor. 2. The development of new towns shall minimize resulting adverse impacts on surrounding urban centers. 3. In new towns, the precise locations of the various uses on the Land Use/Circulation Element Map shall be determined by speck plans, which are to be consistent with the written policies of the General Plan. 4. The following utility policies shall apply to new towns: a. All development shall be served by a community water system. b. All development, with the exception of any Estate Residential development, shall be served by a community sanitary sewer system. C. tf terminal drainage cannot be provided, drainage shall be provided by other methods approved by the County. 5. The design of the development in new towns should encourage neighborhood identification. 6. An appropriate variety and choice of housing for all socio-economic segments of the community shall be provided. 7. The circulation system of a new town shall provide for opportunities for automobiles, pedestrians, bicycles and public transit. 8. The following site development policies shall apply to new towns: a. All development and construction activity should minimize erosion by methods such as limiting any necessary grading on unstable slopes to the dry months and assuring planted slopes during the rainy season. b. Structures shall be set back at least 50 feet from any identified fault, as determined by a registered geologist C. Ridgelines and major hill tops are to remain undeveloped in order to preserve the natural contours of the site. 9. The phasing of development in new towns shall conform to the following policies: a. The County shall ensure that public facilities and services required by the General Plan Amendment and any Specific Plans shall be available concurrent with need by requiring the developers to present evidence, including security if necessary, that the required facilities and services will be provided. b. All public facilities, including but not limited to utilities, schools, roads, parks, fire and police stations, shall be constructed, dedicated to the appropriate agency, and made operational as specified in the phasing program of a town-wide Specific Plan. C. Each phase of development shall be compact in order to minimize the costs of public improvements. d. The phasing of the development generally should provide revenues in excess of service costs to the County, other impacted public agencies, and residents of the community.