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261 <br />Appendix G: ire Land Use Emory Classification and <br />`'° Overlay Locational Criteria <br />Future Land Use f'lm <br />Classifications and <br />Overlays' <br />Locational Criteria <br />■ Land /Slope: Located on land with an overall slope of less than 15% <br />grade. <br />■ Hydrology: Located outside of 100 -year flood prone 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 <br />create a threat to unique or endangered species as identified by the <br />Neighborhood <br />state or federal government. <br />Activity Node <br />Soil Conditions: Located in areas where general soil conditions are <br />f� <br />suitable for on -site sewage disposal systems. <br />■ Public Services /Utilities: Located in areas that will not require urban - <br />type services. <br />L <br />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 />■ Exasfing 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 />Ora vuwe.Cou ity Comp rahe ui vei Pla w Page G -9 <br />