TSM-24-001 (TRACT NO. 4216) NEIGHBORHOOD H2 AND H3
Summary
SCH Number
2024110693
Public Agency
City of Mountain House
Document Title
TSM-24-001 (TRACT NO. 4216) NEIGHBORHOOD H2 AND H3
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/21/2024
Document Description
The Project consists of subdividing approximately 18.04-acres into 199 residential lots consistent with the
adopted Specific Plan II, and Mountain House General Plan and Master Plan. Development of the Project
will include 103 detached single-family residential llllits with 7 accessory dwelling units, and 96 duet units.
The Project also includes 51 common parcels, all of which will be privately maintained by a Homeowners'
Association. The Project site is designated for Medium High Density Residential (R/MH) land uses per the
City's Specific Plan II. The Project density is proposed at 12.08 Dwelling Units (DU)/Acre, consistent with
the allowable density of 12-14 DU per acre of the R/MH land use designation.
Primaiy access to the Project will be provided via Central Parkway and roadway improvements to proposed
"D" Street. Secondary access will provided via "A" Street connecting to Central Parkway.
Utilities, including water, wastewater, and stonnwater, will be installed and ultimately dedicated to the City
of Mountain House for long term maintenance and operation.
Contact Information
Name
John B. Anderson
Agency Name
City of Mountain House
Job Title
Contract Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
City of Mountain House
Counties
San Joaquin
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
Central Parkway and southwest of Byron Road adjacent to Mountain House Creek
Zip
95391
Total Acres
18.04
Parcel #
256-510-02 and 03.
State Highways
NA
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
NA
Schools
Questa Elementary
Waterways
Old River Delta Mendota Canal, Grant Line Canal
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Government Code Section 65457
Reasons for Exemption
The Mountain House Master Plan was approved in 1994. Specific Plan II, of which the Project is located in, was adopted in 2004. The intent of Specific Plan II is to implement the Master Plan's goals for various neighborhoods, including Neighborhoods H2 and H3, and the Town Center. The EIR (State Clearinghouse
No. 90020776) for the Mountain House Master Plan and Specific Plan II was certified in 1994.
California Government Code Section 65457(a) states, "Any residential development project, including any subdivision, or any zoning change that is undertaken to i111ple111ent and is consistent with a specific plan for
which an environ111ental i111pact report has been certified after January 1, 1980, is exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. However, if after adoption of the specific plan, an event as specified in Section 21166 of the Public Resources Code
occurs, the exemption provided by this subdivision does not apply unless and until a Supplemental environ111ental i111pact report for the specific plan is prepared and certified in accordance with the provisions of Division 13 (co111111encing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. "
As stated previously, the Project has been deemed consistent with the Mountain House Master Plan and Specific Plan II.
Section 21166 of the California Public Resources Code states the following:
"Then an environmental impact report has been prepared for a project pursuant to this division, no subsequent or supple111ental environmental impact report shall be required by the lead agency or by any
responsible agency, unless one or more of the following events occurs:
(a) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the environmental impact report.
{b) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken which will require major revisions in the environmental impact report.
(c) New information, which was not known and could not have been known at the time the environmental impact report was certified as complete, becomes available."
There are no substantial changes proposed, nor are there substantial changes occurring with respect to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken. There is also no new information that was not known and could not have been known at the time the EIR was certified. Therefore, in accordance with
Section 21166 of the California Government Code, the Project is exempt from further environmental review.
As part of the Project entitlements, the Applicant submitted to the city the following technical studies: Biological Resources Assessment, Geotechnical Exploration Report, Environmental Noise Assessment, and a Traffic Memorandum. Each of these studies is on file and available for review on the City of Mountain House website at https://www.mountainhouseca.gov/departments/planning.
A review of each of the studies submitted further determined the Project does not provide new info1mation that was not known or could have been known at the time the EIR was certified. Furthermore, each of the studies concluded there would be less than significant impacts as a result of the Project in their respective environmental topic. Based on the above, Government Code Section 65457 applies to the Project, and it is therefore exempt from further environmental review in accordance with CEQA Stah1te and Guidelines.
County Clerk
San Joaquin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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