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might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? NARRATIVE DISCUSSION Environmental Setting San Joaquin County, through its Parks and Recreation Department, owns and operates nine parks in the unincorporated Stockton area (City of Stockton 2018). As noted in Section 3.15, Public Services, the nearest County park to the project site is Kennedy Park and Community Center, on South D Street adjacent to and north of the 3009 Pock Lane site. Kennedy Park is a community park approximately 17.58 acres in size. Along with a community center, Kennedy Park has baseball fields, a basketball court, a swimming pool, a children's playground, and picnic and barbecue facilities. The County also operates a Regional Sports Complex adjacent to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, southeast of the project site. This facility has a four -field softball complex and four soccer fields, along with concession stands and a picnic shelter (San Joaquin County 2016a). The City of Stockton, through its Community Services Department, provides park and recreational services within City limits. The City owns and operates 66 parks, along with accessible open space, special purpose facilities, and trails (City of Stockton 2018). The nearest City Park to the project site is Reverend Holmes Park, an approximately two -acre park on Ralph Avenue approximately 0.6 miles southwest of the project site. A neighborhood park, Reverend Holmes Park is equipped with picnic tables, a tot lot, basketball courts, and barbecue facilities. Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures a, b) Recreational Facilities. The project would likely lead to an increase in demand for the use of parks and recreational facilities in the area, due to the increase in local population (see Section 3.14, Population and Housing). It is expected that the recreational facility that would see the greatest increase in use as a result of the project would be the adjacent Kennedy Park and Community Center. San Joaquin County Code Chapter 9-1230 states that, as a condition of approval of a tentative map, the subdivider, at the option of the County, must dedicate land, pay a fee in lieu thereof, or a combination of these two options for park and recreational purposes, according to the standards and formulas contained in the chapter. Three acres of parkland per 1,000 people is the County standard. Land or fees shall be conveyed or paid directly to the public agency that provides or will provide park and recreational services to the community in which the subdivision is located. The project would comply with the provisions of County Code Chapter 9-1230, which would either lead to the addition of park land on the project site that satisfies County standards or provide fees to pay for new recreational facilities or the improvement of existing facilities. It should be noted that the proposed tentative maps show potential Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-60 May 2022