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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report Gill Medical Center Project the hospital buildings will incorporate and promote health and wellbeing design characteristics. The Project will be developed consistent with County sustainable building practices policy. LU-2.8: Environmental Assessments and Mitigation. The County shall evaluate proposed new development projects for their potential environmental impacts and shall require all feasible mitigation of identified significant impacts.The County shall require, as appropriate, that projects for which an EIR is prepared the consideration of infill locations for new development in the alternative's evaluation. (RDR) This Draft EIR has been prepared in part to comply with this County policy. With the exception of significant and unavoidable Greenhouse Gas and Transportation Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) impacts, this EIR identifies feasible mitigation to reduce all other identified significant effects to less-than- significant levels and includes evaluation of an offsite infill alternative location in Chapter 6.0 Alternative. Therefore, the Project's CEQA documentation is consistent with this policy. The following policies address open space and resource conservation lands: LU-8.3: Waterway Conservation and Restoration.The County shall encourage the conservation and restoration of rivers, creeks, and sloughs as multi- functional open space corridors that complement adjoining development and connect city and county recreation facilities (e.g., parks). (RDR/PSP) The Project includes preservation of the WID agricultural canal located along the site's northwest boundary. The preservation plan includes establishing a 100-foot setback buffer and with associated tree planting to promote wildlife use and land use compatibility screening.The Project is consistent with this policy. LU-9.1: Adequate Community Supporting Uses.The County shall encourage the development of a broad range of public and private community- supportive facilities and services within Urban Communities to provide places that serve the varied needs of the community, provide for community meeting places, and provide community and neighborhood landmark buildings and places. (PSP) As discussed above, the Project site is located along the City of Stockton northern Fringe Area and proposes a campus with landmark buildings for hospital and medical office community supporting uses. The project location is unique in that it will serve planned growth in the north Stockton area, including the 341-acre Tra Vigne development project, as well as rural citizens to the east,west and north and residents of the City of Lodi. Therefore the Project is consistent with County adequate community supporting use policy. LU-9.2: Buffers. The County shall ensure that residential and other non- compatible uses are separated and buffered from major public facilities, Land Use and Planning 4.13-9 October 2021