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46 <br /> What is the LESA System? <br /> The method use to evaluate and rank farms is the 'USA or Land Evaluation and Site Assessment system <br /> developed by the Soil Conservation Service in the mid-1980's. The system has been used extensively and focuses <br /> on the quality or productivity of a given site; e.g., land evaluation, and its continued economic viability; e.g., site <br /> assessment. The major advantage of such a system is that the most productive and economically viable farmlands <br /> are preserved.A summary of the land evaluation and site assessment factors,and the maximum number of points <br /> awarded for each is presented on the following table. <br /> LAND EVALUATION& SITE ASSESSMENT (LESA) SYSTEM <br /> Evaluation/Assessment Factor Maximum Possible Points <br /> AGRICULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE <br /> Cropland Productivity 100 <br /> Forest Land Productivity 100 <br /> Site Assessment <br /> Farm Characteristics <br /> Size of Farm 15 <br /> Percentage of Site Farmed 20 <br /> Conservation Plan Implementation 15 <br /> Use Compatibility <br /> Percentage of Area in Farm Use 20 <br /> Land Use Adjacent to Site 10 <br /> Distance to Urban Area 20 <br /> Total Possible Points 300 <br /> PIATURALICULivitai,SIGNIFICANCE <br /> Site Assessment <br /> Natural Areas/Wildlife Habitats 60 <br /> Wildlife Corridors 60 <br /> Wetlands 60 <br /> Scenic Roads & Viewsheds 60 <br /> Historic Sites & Structures 60 <br /> Total Points Possible 300 <br /> OVERALL SIGNIFICANCE <br /> Total Points Possible 600 <br /> Would a property owner be required to sell his/her development rights? <br /> NO. Participation in the program is completely voluntary. <br /> Which land owners would be eligible? <br /> Landowners with parcels at least 80 acres in size and in agricultural, forestry or similar open space use would be <br /> eligible for participation in the program. Smaller parcels would be considered if they were contiguous to land on <br /> which development rights had already been acquired. <br />
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