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80 <br /> Agriculture and Forestry <br /> Located away from areas where development would have a <br /> detrimental impact on productive agricultural uses and <br /> managed forest land. <br /> COMPLIES. There is a small area of pasture land to the south <br /> of this site. The other surrounding land in Orange. County, <br /> where developed, is used for low-density residential <br /> purposes. It is not likely that this undeveloped land on the <br /> Orange County side of Montvale subdivision will have a <br /> detrimental effect on the pasture land located to the south. <br /> re <br /> Any effect factors from the subdivision asoaa whole daret cause <br /> already in place, and this 1.45 acre po <br /> greater impact. There are no areas of actively managed forest <br /> land in the vicinity. <br /> Population Density <br /> Located in areas with moderate to high population densities. <br /> COMPLIES. Areas to the east in Durham County meet this <br /> criteria, and the subdivision itself will have a density of <br /> nearly 1.5 units/acre. Again, when considered as part of the <br /> greater Durham urban area, the area is one of moderate to <br /> high density - by Orange County standards. <br /> Sistgric and Culture], <br /> Located away from areas where development would have a <br /> detrimental impact on State or Federally acknowledged <br /> historic/cultural sites or County-identified areas of Public <br /> Interest. <br /> COMPLIES. There are no such acknowledged sites of federal, <br /> state or local designation in close proximity to this site. <br /> Minimal impact can therefore be foreseen on such areas, and <br /> no further impact is anticipated via this amendment. <br /> COMP2IEIL;TR QE Amman MITE EXXSTIHG gm POLICY <br /> The applicant has indicated that the amendment is not in <br /> response to a change in policies, objectives, principles, or <br /> standards governing the physical development of the County. <br /> It is therefore appropriate to analyze the amendment within <br /> the framework of the Operating Principles of the Joint <br /> Planning Area Land Use Plan. These policy,statements . <br /> are listed on pages 52 and 53 of the Plan. As with locational <br /> criteria, COMPLIES means that the area being evaluated is <br /> compatible with the policy or policies. DOES HOT COMPLY means <br /> it is not. Additional explanation is provided where the <br /> response is not clear-cut. <br /> 7 <br />