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MOUNTAIN HOUSE MASTER PLAN 3.1.3 Neighborhood Structure and Village Centers Mountain House is organized into 12 distinct natghborhoods of roughly the same size, Including nina4mri family neighborhoodsare; two mixed active adult and family neighbarhoods„ted-ene. aeivi a - eghboFbFb g4. Family neighborhoods shall contain a Centrally located K-6 school, a Neighborhood Park, and a Neight30rhood CC}mmenciM afea, serving as the center of neighborhood activitles. The two mixed active adult and family neighborhoods, Neighborhoods J and K. will share one K -S school between there. The Lammersville Unified School district has determined that a K-8 school in Neigh borhoad J is not warranted based bn the nlirnber of K -B students expected to be generated in Neighborhood J- Students from Neighborhood J wilt attend the K-8 school In Neighborhood K. NeighboOioods A and 13 are combined to accommodate a coltega campus in the southwestern corner of the community, and share a consolidated Neighborhood Center. Ndighborhocids will he planned to create a distinct Sense of identity and character that offer safe and visually appealing envlranments, with street landscaping, entries, walls and fences, signage and other elements designed as an integratbd system for each neighborhood. Figure 3,4: Neightxorfiood Structure Illustrates a conceptual layout of a nethborhond within the community. Nalghborhoods are sired to provide corivenlent walking access to the local Neighborhood Center and commerclal uses. Each family neighborhood. and the Neighborhood K mixed active adult acid family neighborhood, is organized around a Neighborhood Center consisting of a K-8 school, a Neighborhood Park, and a Neighborhood Commercial area- Famity neighborhood boun6aftes. and the neighborhood botrndarles for the Neighborhood J & K mixed aotiue adult and family neighborhoods, are also intended to delineate the attendance boundaries of the K-8 schools. The Neighborhood J mixed active adult and family neighborhood will not contain a Neighborhood Center but Will featuro only One component of a Neighborhood Center, a Neighborhooci Park located an the east of the neighborhood. 'rhnee Village Centers are located to provide nearby shopping and service heads for groups of four neighborhoods. Thi Village Centers will also provide transit connections and facilities, 3.1.4 Community Identity and Design Expression Creaking a distinct image and identity is important ku the suoCess of the cprnrnunity envlran ment, The image of Mountain House will he partially established through the consistent treatment of community -wide elements such as landscaping and site graphics. Additionally, the Master Plan contains provisions regarding buildings, public art. Water elerrlen”, site furnishings end other cler lents which contribLite to the overall Image of the comrnun4. Within this oommun4ty-wide framework, each rielgihborhood will beneFlt from a consistent applicattan of design elements that are unlque to that neighborhood. The intent is to provide a sense of continuity but not to produce a regimented, monokanoua ehviroament. Chapter Three Resolution Template 01/2017 Page 3.2 Revised FeMary & N0VemV0 QOE Nnvamber 2019