The Community Plan addresses its portion of the many of the issues facing Tuolumne County that include buffering of adjacent agricultural and residential lands, water recycling and use, reduction of environmental impacts, traffic and associated road improvements, and a range of housing options with affordable housing. The plan also provides an appropriate level of public facilities and commercial services commensurate with the number of homes and residents, which has been significantly reduced from the previous proposal.
Specific Community Plan revisions includes over a 50% reduction in the number of homes from the original plan submittal. The revised Community Plan proposes 780 homes with an additional 15% or 117 homes built as affordable housing for a total of 897 homes, which is less than one home per gross acre. Approximately 48% of the Community Plan has also been set aside as open space, community parks and golf course. The substantial community open space is incorporated throughout the community and includes wildlife corridors, environmentally sensitive areas, cultural resource sites, and a greenbelt buffer around the perimeter of the Community to separate the Community Plan residential uses areas from adjacent agricultural and residential lands. The community open space totals almost 300 acres and incorporates over 7 miles of community trails and over 5 miles of neighborhood trails that interconnect with an additional 32 acres of community parks and the 189.5 acre golf course. The open space combined with the community parks and the golf course total approximately 516 acres which is approximately 48% of the total Community Plan Area. The configuration of open space, parks and recreation are illustrated in Figures 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 and 2-4.
Community Plan land use designations, including lot sizes and percent of overall Community Plan, are provided in Table 1-1. The location of other proposed land uses are shown on the Illustrative Plan and Land Use Diagram Figures 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3 and 2-4.
Land Uses
Through careful blending of a variety of housing densities and mixed use development in the Village Center with the Open Space and recreational uses, the Community Plan strives to create a balanced and integrated community while preserving the natural amenities and rural character of the Mountain Springs area.
