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essentially economic in nature. One of these factors is the price of <br /> land. As population growth pressure increases in the Township, it causes <br /> land values to be bid up. Farmers may find it to expensive to acquire <br /> more land to enlarge their farming operations and nay in fact find that <br /> it make more economic sense to sell out to residential developers. <br /> Natural Environmental Constraints <br /> Little River Township contains the following natural environmental, con- <br /> straints to development activity: flood, poor soils and steep slopes: <br /> FLOOD. The north south forks of the Little River are the two main streams <br /> subject to flooding in the Township. These streams flow in narrow valleys <br /> so that the areal extent of flooding is not great during the projected <br /> 100 year-flood. The flood prone areas along these two stream segments <br /> rarely exceeds 1000 feet and is usually much less. <br /> SOILS. Little River Township contains generally good soils, suitable for <br /> most kinds of land uses. A small area of predominantly heavy clay occurs <br /> in the northwestern corner of the Township and is an extension of a wide <br /> area of such soils found in Cedar Grove Township. <br /> STEEP SLOPES. There are only a few areas with steep slopes (greater than <br /> 15%) in the Township. They generally border segments of the north and <br /> south forks of the Little River. <br /> PLANNING FRAMEWORK AND APPLICATION <br /> Organizing Concepts <br /> The following Township policy statements represent the organizing concepts <br /> around which the Land Use Plan for Little River Township is constructed: <br /> 1) Agricultural operations in the Township should be protected <br /> against disruption due to non-farm development. Residential <br /> development should be encouraged to locate on non-prime farm <br /> lands. <br /> 2) The rural, low-density residential character of the Township <br /> should be maintained. <br /> 3) The Caldwell and Schley areas exhibit the characteristics of a <br /> crossroads community within the Township, a character which <br /> shOuld be enhanced. <br /> 4) A need for some commercial and industrial activities, especially <br /> agricultural support services, exists and should be accomodated. <br /> Posulation Pro'edtions and Land Renuiiements: 1'80-2000 <br /> One of the initial and fundamental steps in the land use planning process <br /> is the calculation of the amount of land required to accorodate projected <br /> growth in an area. Generally, the amount of land required for residential <br />