Fox Hills Community Specific Plan Update

Fox Hills Community Specific Plan Update

The proposed project would result in an 850-acre expansion of the existing 391-acre Fox Hills Community Specific Plan boundary, resulting in a total Specific Plan area of about 1,250 acres. A maximum of 3,058 new dwelling units could be constructed, of which 2,098 are deed restricted for persons 55-years of age or older. An approved 402-unit subdivision now under construction is also planned to be similarly deed restricted. Nine acres of commercial mixed-use will provide for daily needs of Plan area residents without attracting appreciable traffic from outside the Plan area. The 20-acre general commercial area will be used for a mini-storage facility and outdoor RV/boat storage to meet needs of Plan Update area residents. Parks and trails total 58 acres and about 315 acres of recreational uses including existing approved and proposed golf are included. Open space includes habitat conservation area for the San Joaquin kit fox and passive recreation area. Expansion of existing utility and circulation infrastructure would take place and construction of new off-site circulation improvements is planned, with the major improvement being an interchange at the State Route 152 / Volta Road intersection.

Los Banos

Merced

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

Residential (3,058 new units)(Units 3,460, Acres 1,250), Commercial (Mixed-Use: 90,000, Gen. Com: 140,000 sq. ft.)(Acres 29, Employees 175), Recreational (315 acres), Water Facilities (Expansion of on-site water treatment plant)(Type Expansion), Other (Open Space 135 acres; Parks and Trails 58 acres), Transportation:Highway/Freeway (SR-152 / Volta Road interchange construction), Waste Treatment:Other (Expansion of on-site tertiary treatment plant)

General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Rezone, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Williamson Act Cancellation

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildfire, Wildlife