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MOUNTAIN HOUSE SPECIFIC PLAN 11 3.4 JOBSMOUSING AND AFFORQABLE HOUSING A primary seal of the Mountain House community is to establish a close ha lance between employment and housing- The Master Plan is intended to allow those who work in the community to have the opportunely to liver there and thore who live in the community to have the opportunity to work there. To this and, the Master Plan establishes two distinct but interrelated programs: t) the JobslHousing Program, crafted tc ensure lint joie ars avail abh to working residents of the community; and 2) the Affordable Housing Program, designed to ensure that homes are available and affordable to employees within the community- The Master Plan also requires a Job oreatinn program and eCanomic development staffing to encourage economic development. 3.4.1 JobslHousing Program Master Plan Summary The Master Plan's jabsfhvusing program is intended to ensure that jobs and a corresponding amount of affordable housing are available to worklilg residents In Mountain House, with a jobn1housing ratio target of O.99 at buildout of the community. The Master Plan makes the following assumptions: a) Employed Residents per Houselholid: An average of 1.44 employed residents (fu - time equivalents) per household are assumed_ This value is assumed to to constant throughout project development. b) Nan -Residential Absorption: The absorption of certain non-residential land uses (e. U., Neighborhood ConnrnerGial, Community Commercial, ptlblIC uses such as schools and parks) relates directly to the residential absorptian due to the demand for basic retail goads and services by residents in the community_ These land uses fallow residontiat absorption with a short lag. Mbar non-residential land uses (e.g., General Commercial; Industrial) are assumed to W 2bsdrw after a sufficient employment base exists in the communrty and after maturing of the jab creation program. Jobs have been assumed to fuliow housing by an average delay ofthrae years. Under a projected -growth scenaria, an average of 55 acres per year is Absorbed._ The 55 acres consists of 34 acres of mmmerrW and Industrial uses and 25 acres for schools and other public uses, The Master Plan directs that programs will be Instituted to attract and devolop jobs in the community. Job development activities are to target spacific types of industry that tend to offer higher salaries, including: biumedical, biotech, bliasrgirteerirrg + professional health care services + high-tech (Le., ohip manufacturing, software development) voice and data communication hardware acid services + financial services, real estate, accounting and legal services fon-residenlial land uses will generally conform to the job denshles set fifth in the Master Plan, as desorit}ed by Table 3.3: SPI1 Land Use Assumptions in this document. uHAPTE;R THREE LAND USE RAW= 3.24 Resolution Template 01/2017