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45 <br /> Church Road interchange is quite rural in nature, with a low <br /> population density. There are no areas of moderate or high <br /> population density in this vicinity, nor does the Joint Land <br /> Use Plan project any such areas. The Rural Buffer designation <br /> has a minimum lot size of two acres for residential purposes. <br /> HISTORIC AND CULTURAL. (Located away from areas where <br /> development would have a detrimental impact on State or <br /> Federally-acknowledged historic or cultural sites, or County- <br /> identified Public Interest Areas. ) <br /> DQES NOT somuz. There is an identified historic <br /> structure, the Blackwood house, located on the northern side <br /> of the property that would be impacted by any future <br /> development. Also, Camp Pipsissewa to the west and Duke <br /> Forest to the south are designated County Public Interest <br /> Areas that are adjacent properties. <br /> The following section analyzes the <br /> Agricultural/Residential portion of the property against <br /> locational criteria, again with an assessment of how the area <br /> complies. <br /> AGRICULTURAL-RESIDENTIAL ARRA <br /> SLOPE. (Not evaluated) <br /> HYDROLOGY. (Not evaluated) <br /> FLORA AND FAUNA. (Not evaluated) <br /> SOIL CONDITIONS. (Located in areas where general soil <br /> conditions are good for agricultural production) <br /> C9NPLIES. The main soil groups found on the proposed <br /> Agricultural/Residential site are Enon, Chewacla and <br /> Georgeville soils. The Georgeville and Enon soils tend to be <br /> productive tobacco soils, while the Chewacla is less <br /> productive. For crops such as soybeans and oats, however, the <br /> relationship is very similar among all three groups. . <br /> PUBLIC SERVICES/FACILITIES. (Located in areas where urban- <br /> type services, especially water and sewer lines, are not <br /> needed and should be discouraged) . <br /> QUESTIONABLE. On the face of this criterion, it appears <br /> this area complies since water and sewer services are not <br /> proposed to be extended into the Rural Buffer. However, this <br /> • is contradictory to the Commercial Transition Activity Node <br /> that is proposed for the rest of the property in question. <br /> One of the basic tenets of designating such a node is that <br /> water and sewer services be available. The proposed node, if <br /> designated, should receive water and sewer services and would <br /> thereby introduce services into the area. Thus, while the <br /> criterion is technically met, the amendment as a whole would <br /> not be complied with. Since both proposed designations are <br />