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42 <br /> The proposed amendment would also create two <br /> new freestanding plan areas in a County <br /> Commercial Transition Activity Node (159 <br /> acres) and an Agricultural Residential area <br /> (265 acres) . It therefore qualifies as a <br /> principal amendment under this provision also. <br /> 3. Article 20.3.2 also requires the submission of the <br /> following additional information: <br /> a. A fully dimensioned map at a scale of not less <br /> than one hundred (100) feet to the inch <br /> showing the land which would be covered by the <br /> proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment, and a <br /> legal description of the land; <br /> The applicant has submitted this information. <br /> b. The manner in which the proposed <br /> amendment will carry out the intent and <br /> purpose of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> The applicant does not cite a method in which <br /> this request will carry out the intent and <br /> purpose of the TPA Plan. Applicant rather <br /> bases this request solely on the "changing <br /> conditions" criterion aforementioned. <br /> COMPARISON WITS LOCATION STANDARDS <br /> In an analysis of a Comprehensive Plan amendment, <br /> the requested designation is evaluated for compatibility with <br /> the applicable Locational Criteria in Section 3.4 of the Land <br /> Use Element of. the Comprehensive Plan. In the table below, <br /> COMPLIES means that the area being evaluated is compatible <br /> with the locational criterion. DOES NOT COMPLY means that it <br /> is not. Additional explanation is provided where the <br /> response is not clear-cut. <br /> Since this proposed amendment requests two land use <br /> 'designations that have differing criteria, the criteria for <br /> the proposed Commercial Transition Activity Node is assessed <br /> first, followed by the assessment of the proposed <br /> Agricultural Residential area. <br /> COMMERCIAL TRANSITION ACTIVITY NODE <br /> SLOPE. (Located on land with less than 15% slope) <br /> COMPLIES., Topographic mapping of the area indicates that <br /> there are areas of moderate to steep slope on the property, <br /> generally nearest the interstate corridor. It appears that, <br /> ;despite the presence of some steep slopes, there is not <br /> sufficient slope to inhibit environmentally-sensitive <br /> 4 <br /> • <br />