Growth, in the case of Quarterra’s 818 housing units, will definitely pay its way in terms of park amenities and then some.

The project on the southeast quadrant of the 120 Bypass and South Main Street approved Tuesday by the City Council will include a 2-acre open space area adjacent to 672 apartments.

The open space — which essentially is being developed as a park — will be accessible not just by apartment residents but by anyone in Manteca.

It will be developed and maintained on Quaretrra’s dime.

Even with that big of an initial and ongoing investment, Quaretrra will still pay the full $4 million park growth fees the development is assessed under city rules.

And it won’t be a run-of-the-mill “neighborhood park.”

It will include:

*A water play feature for kids.

*A cricket pitch.

*A pickleball court.

*Sand volleyball courts.

*Playground equipment.

*A dog park.

*Picnic tables with a shade cover.

*Walking paths.

*Lighting.

*Restrooms.

The restrooms is a big item for those who walk for exercise, especially the elderly.

Manteca stopped building restrooms in neighborhood parks in the 1980s due to ongoing maintenance costs.

But in recent years as walking around park perimeters has blossomed, the city has been receiving requests that restrooms be added to neighborhood parks.

Quarterra is expected to break ground on the 59 acre project in early 2025.

It includes in 672 apartments, 48 duplex units and 98 single family homes that, based on typical household yields, could add 1,943 more Manteca residents.

The $34 million in growth fees and off-site infrastructure the project will provide includes $500,000 in unrestricted “bonus bucks.”

The city could use that to pay for an additional solid waste collection truck or half the cost of a new fire engine.

The project will extend Buena Vista Drive to Atherton and to the north. It will include the first speed lumps installed when a new street is constructed.

Ther will be traffic signals installed at Buena Vista Drive and Atherton Drive as well as Atheron Drive and South Main Street.

The homeowners will pay into a community facilities district to help generate funding for police and fire as well as to cover street maintenance in their neighborhood.

Known as the Quintal Road project it will also include:

*A median being built on South Main Stret between Atherton Drive and the freeway to allow only right turns onto and from Quintal Road including the existing convenience store/gas station and undeveloped commercial sites.

*A second northbound lane will be added from Atherton Drive tying into the eastbound Bypass onramp.

*Buena Vista Drive being extended to and across Atherton Drive. The new intersection will be signalized.

*Extending the separated bike path that currently ends at the western edge of the Paseo Villas apartments.

*New traffic signal components to coordinate the signals on Main Street at both Atherton Drive and the eastbound freeway ramps to improve traffic flow.

The overall project will initially pay $3 million a year in property taxes.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com