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6/02/2025 Existing Conditions Report Castlewood County Service Area (CCSA) 17 7. Other Public Services Police Protection The Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) provides patrol services to unincorporated areas and the California Highway Patrol handles traffic enforcement. The ACSO is funded by County General Fund sources and by a Countywide CSA for police protection, which accrues Education Revenue Augmentation Funds (ERAF).58 Fire Protection The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) provides wildland and structure fire protection throughout 500 square miles including unincorporated communities such as Castlewood and cities. ACFD does not have stations located in unincorporated areas around Pleasanton. The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department provides service in this vicinity and to Castlewood CSA via contract with the County.59 The nearest station is LPFD Station #4 at 1600 Oak Vista Way in Pleasanton, about 3.5 miles from the Club at Castlewood. Approximately 25 percent of Castlewood is within a moderate to very high fire severity zone within ACFD’s Local Responsibility Area (LRA). Castlewood is within Alameda County Fire Zone #3 which is allocated an 18.1% share of property tax growth in the Castlewood CSA Tax Rate Area.60 Planning & Building Alameda County provides planning and building services to Castlewood property owners through the Community Development Agency (CDA) and the Public Works Agency (PWA). Offices are located in Hayward. CC&R Enforcement Castlewood properties are subject to restrictions (“CC&Rs”) that protect the aesthetics of the community. The CC&Rs are legally binding and enforced by legal action of property owners. The CCSA does not have the authority to enforce the CC&Rs. Library The residents of Castlewood contribute to the County library system through a share of their property tax and a special tax. The nearest County library is in the City of Dublin. 58 Legislative changes associated with the State’s allocation of property tax revenues to ERAF (Education Revenue Augmentation Fund) resulted in a loss to the Special District Augmentation Fund; those losses were compensated by the State and those compensati ng funds are allocated by the County to CSA-PP-1991-1 for public safety purposes. 59 Countywide MSR on Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services, March 5, 2024. Chp. 4, pg. 73. 60 Alameda County Auditor-Controller, Report ID: TXA-21 Tax Roll Year: 2024-2025, TRA 75-011.