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of residential development than occurs in the urban areas. <br /> Total Acres Needed: <br /> 1980-1990 <br /> 1990-2000 <br /> 1980-2000 <br /> 2,787 acres 5,786 acres 8,573 acres <br /> Since industrial development usually has little or no market relationship to <br /> local residential development, it has not been calculated as a part of the <br /> township needs. Instead, industrial land needs were computed for the entire <br /> County and included in the County-wide Summary. <br /> Allocation of Growth <br /> The task is to geographically allocate the 8,57.3 acres of anticipated growth <br /> to various parts of Bingham Township. <br /> The following allocation. guidelines were derived from the township policies <br /> and were used in determining the location of new growth in Bingham Township: <br /> 1) Rural non-farm residential development will be allocated so as to <br /> avoid negative environmental or economic impacts on agriculture. <br /> T 2) Commercial development will be allocated to designated activity <br /> nodes, chosen because they meet specified locational criteria. <br /> This-strategy will provide a more reasonable and efficient alternative <br /> to counter the trend toward strip-type development, especially <br /> along NC 54. <br /> 3) Commercial and non-farm residential development will be directed <br /> away frcn areas that, if developed at those intensities, would create <br /> negative impacts on watersupply watersheds <br />