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125 <br /> 15 <br /> III. Harmony of Use/Compatability <br /> I have visited over 170 solar farms and sites on which solar farms are proposed in North Carolina to <br /> determine what uses are compatible with a solar farm. The data I have collected and provide in this report <br /> strongly supports the compatibility of solar farms with adjoining agricultural and residential uses. While I <br /> have focused on adjoining uses, I note that there are many examples of solar farms being located within a <br /> quarter mile of residential developments, including such notable developments as Governor's Club in <br /> Chapel Hill, which has a solar farm within a quarter mile as you can see on the following aerial map. <br /> Governor's Club is a gated golf community with homes selling for$300,000 to over$2 million. <br /> _ <br /> No <br /> Governors Dr,-Ch-apel H011 27517, USAir -1_.-1. <br /> .‘c,,,i... <br /> :6 ., <br /> c ✓ y 1 <br /> +., . , -\ <br /> �. S S/. <br /> • _ <br /> r <br /> _ � _ . <br /> N <br /> �l i <br /> p I�Xande/rI ,. ,x <br /> 2�',Ai Q Morehead <br /> VT- <br /> fY4 t } <br /> Airier ` p' �, _ <br /> The subdivisions included in the matched pair analysis also show an acceptance of residential uses <br /> adjoining solar farms as a harmonious use. <br /> Beyond these anecdotal references, I have quantified the adjoining uses for a number of solar farm <br /> comparables to derive a breakdown of the adjoining uses for each solar farm. The chart below shows the <br /> breakdown of adjoining or abutting uses by total acreage. While most of these solar farms were located in <br /> North Carolina, the breakdown of adjoining uses is very similar to that shown for Oregon as shown earlier <br /> in this report. <br />