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132 <br /> • activity nodes, which provide a more reasonable and <br /> efficient alternative to strip development. <br /> *Agricultural lands in the northern tier of the Township <br /> should be maintained in acknowledgment of the viability <br /> of the land for that use. <br /> *Rural non-farm residential development should be <br /> allocated to the southern tier of the Township to avoid <br /> negative environmental or economic impacts on <br /> • agricultural uses in the northern portion of the <br /> Township. <br /> *Development at levels of intensity that create <br /> negative impacts on public interest areas or public <br /> • water supply watersheds should be directed away from <br /> those areas. <br /> With the allocation guidelines in mind, information about <br /> Hillsborough Township land is filtered through a set of <br /> criteria that evaluates the suitability of certain land uses <br /> • to specific areas. The information is then used in the <br /> • classification of land in the Township outside the municipal <br /> • boundary and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town of <br /> • Hillsborough. <br /> Distribution of Land Use Plan Categories <br /> Land in Hillsborough Township outside to Town's planning <br /> jurisdiction is classified, into the land use categories <br /> • listed below. Distribution is based on expressed policies <br /> outlined in the Township Land Use Plan, allocation guidelines <br /> contained in the Land Use Component of the Orange County <br /> Comprehensive Plan, and the potential effects of the physical <br /> change projected for the Township. <br /> RESOURCE PROTECTION AREAS: Land classified as such consists <br /> primarily of slopes greater than 15% and floodplains. This <br /> land is considered unsuitable for most development activity. <br /> AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREAS: The classification refers to <br /> land assessed under County provisions for use value taxation <br /> of farm and managed forest lands, as well, as for active <br /> agricultural lands not enrolled in the use value taxation <br /> • program. Most of these lands are concentrated in the northern <br /> section of the Township. These lands are not identified <br /> within transition areas. <br /> 3.9-15 <br />