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023 CRITERIA RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY NODE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM COMPLIES: Both Orange Grove and Bradshaw Quarry Road/Arthur (Focused on the Minnis Road are designated as collector roads in the County intersection of arterial Thoroughfare Plan and are the principal north-south and east- and/or collector" west arteries in central Bingham Township. However, care should highways and extending be exercised in site design to address the curve in Orange 0.25 miles beyond such Grove Road near this intersection, which could pose a safety intersections. ) problem for traffic from a commercial activity. ENERGY USE COMPLIES: The closest Rural Neighborhood node is approximately (Located at least two six miles away, at NC 54 and Morrow Mill Road in southwest miles:±rom .another Rural,. Bingham Township. A Rural Community Activity Node is located at -Neighborhood Activity . White Cross, five miles to the south. Node...) :EXISTING LANDIUSE'_::' COMPLIES: The surrounding area is largely agricultural, with a {.Located :in an:.area dairy operation located due south run by the applicants. A surrounded':by rural or' substantial increase in residential activity has occurred in agricultural—resident el all directions over the past 20 years. Since this is not an .uses:and containing.one;,. > existing node, there are no current commercial uses. There are or twacommercial<uses.)"< no activity nodes in northern Bingham and no current commercial uses, with the exception of a tire service zoned EC-5 at Dairyland Road and Orange Grove Road, one mile to the south. `AGRICULTUREND FORESTRY:;!, COMPLIES: Active agricultural activities (including one owned (Located at°sites:within,; by the applicants) exist to the north, south and west. Small rural areas>that.would: commercial uses at this intersection should not unreasonably notunreasonablvintrude intrude upon the landscape character, and if designed in accord ;upori .the:landscape ;, with the community, may blend with that character. character:: POPULATION?DENSITY COMPLIES: The surrounding area is low-density rural and A•Locatedin',Areaswhicha agricultural. However, significant subdivision development in %.rouldServetheqZ the past 20 years has created a rural population base. An surraundinglow..density estimate from the 1990 Census shows 838 persons living within a .rural':.and;:agricultural >='? two-mile radius. population.,:;generally ' less :than.:1n00>:persons4 " .HISTORIC AND•;CULTURAL COMPLIES: No identified historic or cultural sites exist in {Locatedawayifrom>:areas - this area A natural site of the Carolina Darter was noted 1/2- ' where :development-:would:>: `: mile to the west in the 1987 Planning Department Inventory, but have a<sdetrimental <, it was not found in the 1989 Inventory of Natural Areas and timpac.ton:.State or Wildlife Habitats. Federally acknowledged historiciculturai:::sites:. or County-identified publicinterest areas r:) E. RELEVANT POLICIES AND INITIATIVES Although not required by the Zoning Ordinance or Comprehensive Plan, it is useful to evaluate current policies relevant to this proposal. ,Two such areas are listed below: I . The Rural Character Study Among the recommendations of the Rural Character Study Committee is a section that notes the historic and cultural significance of the "Rural Crossroads" and "Rural Community Center" in rural Orange County. The Committee's recommendations recognize the significance of strategically-located places in rural areas where basic community services are provided - both at the "country store" level of a Rural Crossroads and at the level of a Rural Community Center which serves as a cultural and commercial focus for rural areas. The Study Committee discussed the creation of new Rural Crossroads 5