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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project LU-1.6: New Employment-Generating Uses. The County shall direct new employment- generating uses to locate within Urban and Rural Communities and City Fringe Areas, at freeway interchanges, and in other areas designated for commercial or industrial development.The County may allow employment-generating uses in other unincorporated areas when development proposals demonstrate that the project will not conflict with adjacent uses and will provide:jobs to County residents; adequate infrastructure and services (i.e., water, sewer, drainage, and transportation); and positive tax benefits to the County. (RDR) As discussed above, the Project site is located along the City of Stockton northern Fringe Area and incorporates onsite buffers to ensure compatibility with adjacent agricultural uses. Furthermore, the Project is an employment-generating use, has demonstrated the ability to provide onsite utilities, provides positive tax benefits to the County, is consistent with the Public Services-Essential use type, and is an allowed use within the General Agricultural zone. Therefore, the project is consistent with this policy. LU-2.1: Compatible and Complimentary Development.The County shall ensure that new development is compatible with adjacent uses and complements the surrounding natural or agricultural setting. (RDR) The Project proposes hospital and medical office uses with associated supporting infrastructure such as parking lots, landscaping, and onsite water, sewer and storm drain facilities. To maximize set back from existing development, onsite buildings are located mostly central to the site surrounded by less intensive uses such as parking lots,the WID canal and associated 100-foot buffer and outlying treated effluent land application and stormwater retention areas.Thus, the most intensive uses are located to maximize setback from adjacent areas.The Project also includes a landscape plan that concentrates screening vegetation along the site perimeter where adjacent uses exist and within the WID canal 100-foot buffer. Consistent with County development standards, a 7-foot masonry wall would be constructed along the southern site boundary and an 8-foot high masonry wall would be constructed around water treatment infrastructure to ensure compatibility with existing residential and commercial development located to the south between the project site and Eight Mile Road. Therefore, the site design is consistent with this compatibility and complimentary development policy. LU-2.2: Sustainable Building Practices.The County shall promote and, where appropriate, require sustainable building practices that incorporate a "whole system" approach to designing and constructing buildings that consume less energy, water and other resources, facilitate natural ventilation, use daylight effectively, and are healthy, safe, comfortable, and durable. (RDR) The Project would be constructed consistent with the County's building code which includes requirements to ensure energy and water conservation. In addition, Mitigation Measure 4.10-1a, requires 20 percent onsite renewable energy generation and 4.10-116 requires onsite electric vehicle charging stations. Finally, Land Use and Planning 4.13-8 October 2021