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_~ ~ `' <br />- poor soils <br />severe percolation problems <br />shallow depth to groundwater or bedrock <br />poor load bearing capacity <br />high plasticity (shrink/swell) <br />c) Existing population patterns were determined by a count <br />and identification of the location of dwellings in the <br />land use survey. For this purpose, the township was <br />divided into four parts using the main roads as dividing <br />lines. The proportional distribution of dwelling unit <br />distribution is as follows: <br />North = 15~ <br />South = 42~ <br />East = 17$ <br />West = 26$ <br />(2) Trends <br />Bell. summarized development trends within the Township. <br />Housing stock increased by almost one-third (576 units to <br />763) during the period 1980-85. <br />Subdivided lots less than .ten acres in size equaled 144 with <br />an additional 84 lots in 1986. The distribution of these <br />lots is north 11~, south 52~, east 21~ and west 16~. <br />During the period 1981-85, 15°S of the land under Agriculture <br />Use Value Taxation south of NC ~ 57 and Guess Road was ; ~~~~ <br />withdrawn from the program. <br />Population increase from 1980-85 was 477 people or a 32~ <br />increase over 1980. The 1990 projection is slightly over <br />2300 residents in Little River Township or a 57~ increase <br />over 1980. This indicates that residential development has <br />been the dominant form of development in Little River since <br />1980 and the majority of this development has been <br />concentrated in the southern part of the township. <br />(3) Residents Preferences Concerns <br />In an effort to determine the preferences and concerns of <br />township residents; a questionnaire was distributed in <br />December 1986. Returns were low (only 9) so an effort was <br />made again in January 1987. The final tally was only 22. <br />returns which was insuffic~.ent to base hard and fast <br />assumptions on, but the results were used as much as <br />possible. Those concerns identified as problems by 2/3 or <br />more of the respondents and used when drawing up the Draft <br />Plan were as follows: <br />Growth of Durham to the northwest <br />Loss of agricultural land <br />Too much residential development <br />Soil erosion <br />Development in environmentally sensitive areas <br />(4) Preparation of the Draft Plan <br />