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Appendix G: Futur Land Use Cam. Classification and <br /> Overlay Locational Criteria <br /> Future Land Use P+&n <br /> Classifications and Locational Criteria <br /> Overlays <br /> ■ Land/Slope: Located on land with an overall slope of less than 15% <br /> grade. <br /> ■ Hydrology: Located outside of 100-year flood prune areas as <br /> identified by the Corps of Engineers. Where special flood hazard areas <br /> and wetlands exist, protection shall be provided through proper site <br /> design and construction practices in accordance with County, State and <br /> Federal requirements. <br /> ■ Flora and Fauna: Located away from sites that would, if developed, <br /> Rural create a threat to unique or endangered species as identified by the <br /> Neighborhood state or federal government. <br /> Activity Node ■ Soil Conditions: Located in areas where general soil conditions are <br /> (RURAL) suitable for on-site sewage disposal systems. <br /> ■ Public Services/Utilities: Located in areas that will not require urban- <br /> type services. <br /> i Transportation System: Focused on the intersection of arterial <br /> and/or collector highways and extending 0.25 miles beyond such <br /> intersections. <br /> ■ Energy Use: Located at least two miles from another Rural <br /> Neighborhood Activity Node. <br /> ■ Existing Land Use Placement: Located in an area surrounded by <br /> rural or agricultural residential uses and containing one or two <br /> commercial uses. <br /> ■ Agriculture and Forestry: Located at sites within rural areas that <br /> would not unreasonably intrude upon the existing landscape character. <br /> ■ Population Density: Located in areas which would serve the <br /> surrounding low-density rural and agricultural population, generally <br /> less than 1,000 persons. <br /> ■ Historic and Cultural: Located away from areas where development <br /> would have a detrimental 'impact on state or federally acknowledged <br /> historic-cultural sites or County identified Public Interest Areas. <br /> Orai#e,Cou ityComprehevm e.,Pla. Paget-9 <br />