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Activity Nodes <br /> Several major intersections were analyzed to determine their suitability <br /> as activity nodes. Selection of the designated nodes was a function of the <br /> locational criteria and the needs of the County and the Township for the various <br /> types of land uses. The ends considerations are a result of an effort to <br /> project the level of growth in various sectors of the local economy to determine <br /> the amount of land needed to contain and support this growth, while maintaining <br /> the goals and policies of the Plan. <br /> Location of Activity Nodes <br /> Commercial and Industrial use areas are specified in the Plan as Activity <br /> Nodes. These Nodes attempt to specify the most appropriate locations for <br /> commercial and industrial development in the township based on certain locational <br /> criteria. These criteria include: <br /> - topography <br /> - hydrology <br /> - population density <br /> - energy use <br /> - <br /> existing land use <br /> - historic and cultural characteristics <br /> public services and utilities <br /> - transportation system <br /> - agriculture and forestry <br /> The purpose of the Node concept is to direct commercial and industrial <br /> uses to the most appropriate areas in each township and prevent strip-type <br /> development and general sprawl of these land uses. <br />