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022 policies to facilitate the process of determining the location of new growth in Cedar Grove Township: o The majority of the Township is to be maintained as rural and agricultural since the predominant land use activities will remain related to the land . o Rural non-farm commercial development will be allocated to designated activity nodes chosen so as to avoid negative environmental or economic impacts on agriculture. o Industrial and high intensity commercial and non- farm residential development will be directed away from areas that, if developed at those intensities, would create negative impacts in the Upper Eno, Back Creek, Little River, or Flat River water supply watersheds . Information about land in the Township is "filtered" through a set of locational criteria, including the alloca- tion guidelines, to determine whether a specific land use is appropriate for a particular area. The resulting analysis creates the basis for the classification of land in Cedar Grove Township. Distribyfion of J.jsnd Us9 Plan Dategories and Activity Nodes Land in Cedar Grove Township falls into five land use classifications. The distribution is based on expressed policies outlined in the Orange County and Cedar Grove Township Plans, the allocation guidelines and locational criteria, and the effect of projected growth on the Township. RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS : Land classified as such consists primarily of slopes greater than 15% and flood lains . This land is considered unsuitable for most development activity. AGRICULTURAL AREAS : This is the predominant classification in the Township . It refers to land currently assessed for farm use under County provisions for use value taxation and ac ive farm and forestry lands that are not a part of the use value taxation program. The pattern of agricultural land is extensive and uniform throughout the Township . AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL: While limited low density residential development occurs in land categorized as --RFTuuTfural residential , the prevailing Ian uses are agricultural in nature. The entire Township is classified as agricultural residential due to the existing agricultural /- residential distribution and the low rate of residential growth projected during the planning period. WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED: With the exception of the South Hyco Creek drainage basin which lies in the north, central portion of the township and accounts for 12% of the total township acreage, the remainder of Cedar Grove Township is designated water supply watershed . Portions of four watersheds account for this designation . These include Back Creek, the Upper 3 .6-10