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II. EFFECT UPON THE ENVIRONMENT A. Air Pollution The project will minimize air pollution by the following: 1. The PMH townhouses will not have fireplaces both to reduce air pollution and construction cost. 2. The free market units will be covenant to glass-enclosed recirculating fireplaces and stove-fireplaces which are significantly less polluting than conventional open- faced fireplaces. 3. The new development is located within convenient walk- ing distance to the bus stop to encourage public transit use. 4. The front portion of Watson Divide Road will be paved resulting in reduced road dust pollution which is the most typical pollutant in rural airsheds. B. Water Resources Based on the 1979 referral letter of the State Engineer,. Division of Water Resources (Appendix), the application will have no detrimental impacts on water resources. As described, at a minimum 42 of the 45 new units and po- tentially all of the new units will be connected to the central water system. The central system has an ample water supply from existing wells. Additionally, new development will not decrease the supply of water for the continued irrigation of the presently irrigated pastures. Continued irrigation will maintain groundwater recharge at its present level. C. Energy Conservation The townhouse units have good sun orientation to take advantage of solar assistance. However, at this ti~e the applicant has no specific proposals for active or passive features because of the uncertain cost add-on for the PMH units. The applicant will examine any energy conversion measures proposed by the County Housing Authority. D. Open Space The 45 unit density for the project is derived from the 450 acres of the property zoned AF-l. This large lot zoning and the clustering of the townhouse sites adjacent to Aspen Village provides extensive open space. However, the open space most relevant to the project is the preservation of - 14 -