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0 II . PROJECT DESCRIPTION Figure I shows the location of the proposed Kaiser Perman- ente Stockton Medical Center southeast of the intersection of Hammer Lane and West Lane in north Stockton. The 25 acre site is currently divided into 21 separate parcels and is bisected by Compton Way and Kathleen Street. A parcel map has been filed to merge these several parcels and abandon the public rights- of-way. The site is zoned CM, CR and C2 which allows the hospital use by use permit. Kaiser Permanente is the largest non-governmental health organization in the United States with over 5 million members. In northern California, Kaiser Permanente has 25 medical facilities, 2 million members, and 23,000 employees . Kaiser centers in new areas are designed to serve a 30 mile radius which would provide a current local support population of 600,000. Kaiser Permanente is a direct service pre-paid health organization; unlike traditional indemnity insurance carriers who reimburse their members for care , Kaiser Permanente provides total care through its physicians and hospitals. Because of its emphasis on out-patient care, Kaiser Permanente member ' s hospital days are less than one-half the state average and membership rates are frequently lower as well. The particular site chosen is important for several reasons: a. Because of the emphasis on personalized preventive health care, Kaiser Permanente locates its facilities near resi- dential areas for convenient and ready access . Northern Stockton is a rapidly growing area. At the same time , convenient access to the balance of the service area is provided by Freeway 99, Hammer Lane, West Lane, and 1-5. b. Kaiser Permanente facilities blend in well with adjacent residential areas because of careful site design and extensive landscaping. Their centers are generally located next to residential areas and often act as a buffer between those residential uses and more intense uses such as shopping centers or busy surface streets. C. A rectangular site size of 20-30 acres is critical to the Kaiser Center concept. The 200 bed hospital and 180 doctor MOB is considered optimum for health care within the identified 30 mile radius service area. A smaller site will not accommodate the facility. A larger site is not needed; if future expansion is warranted, it would occur at another location rather than on the initial site. The site plan shows that although Kathleen Drive will be abandoned as a public street, it will remain as a private roadway and as the central internal circulation feature . Parking for 1 , 512 vehicles will be provided in two main lots between West B-4