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Locational Criteria <br /> tf, <br /> Land in the Township was subjected to or "filtered through" a series of <br /> criteria designed to evaluate locations for their suitability to contain <br /> various land uses. Locational criteria were developed and used in each of <br /> the following areas : <br /> - topography <br /> - hydrology <br /> - population density <br /> - energy use <br /> - existing land use <br /> - historic and cultural characteristics <br /> - public services and utilities <br /> - transportation system <br /> - agriculture and forestry <br /> These criteria were derived from the Community Profile because of their importance <br /> in determining the best locations for new land uses, Certain measures for each <br /> locational criteria were used) <br /> Distribution of Land Use Plan Categories in Bingham Township <br /> Land in Bingham Township has been classified into the Land Use Plan categories <br /> according to the set of locational criteria which define the environmental <br /> context and according to public policy as expressed in the Orange County Land <br /> Use Goals and Policies section of the Plan, The purpose of this approach is <br /> to account for both physical environmental factors (natural and social ) and <br /> for public values regarding the future of Orange County. <br /> Bingham Township is classified into the following Land Use Plan Categories: <br /> Rural Residential , Agricultural Residential , Environmentally Sensitive, Reservoir <br /> Protection, Rural Buffer, Rural Community Activity Node, and Rural Commercial <br /> Activity Nodes, <br /> 1 County-wide Summary <br />