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structures but produce sound economic , educational and <br /> social benefits . <br /> 1 . Recreational — Parks , clubs and camps offering <br /> active and passive recreation opportunities . <br /> 2. Agricultural — Lands actively involved in or <br /> especially suited for the production of crops and <br /> live stock . <br /> 3 . Forestry — Lands actively involved in or <br /> especially suited for the growing of trees for <br /> economic and research purposes . <br /> LOCATION STANDARDS <br /> The principal task in formulating a land use plan <br /> is determining where specific lend uses will be located . The <br /> primary elements feeding into this step include the operating <br /> principles outlined previously end a defined set of location <br /> standards . <br /> The location standards proposed for the preparation <br /> of the Joint Planning Area Lend Use Plan are based upon <br /> previously enumerated background elements — natural environment <br /> and compatibility with existing land use. patterns . On the <br /> accompanying page, these elements are listed on the horizontal <br /> axis of the Location Standards Matrix . Included in the matrix <br /> but not previously defined are various street classifications <br /> listed under Transportation Accessibility . These classifications <br /> are defined as follows : <br /> STREET CLASSIFICATIONS <br /> STREET TRIP TRAVEL <br /> TYPE FUNCTION SPEED ROW VOLUME LENGTH ACCESS LANES <br /> INTERSTATE Movement 55 mph 200'-300' "740K 73 mi . Limited 4 <br /> ARTERIAL Movement 45 mph 120'-150' 10K-25K 71 mi . Unlimited 4 <br /> COLLECTOR Movement/ 35 mph 60' -70' 800-3K 41 mi . Unlimited 2 <br /> Access <br /> LOCAL Access 25 mph 50' 75-200 4. 1/2 mi . Unlimited 2 <br /> Listed on the vertical axis are the general land use <br /> planning categories . By locating the desired land plan category <br /> on the vertical axis , it is possible to read from left to right <br /> and identify by the "X" symbol desirable locations for each lend <br /> use type . <br /> CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES <br />