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SECTION I: <br />SECTION II: <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />FARMLAND PRESERVATION . . . . . . . . . . <br />WATERSHED PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . <br />MAINTAINING RURAL CHARCATER . . . . . . . <br />THECHARGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />PLANOF ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />LAND EVALUATION FOR CROPLAND . . . . . . . <br />DEFINING AGRICULTURAL GROUPS . . . . . . . <br />Land Capability Classification . . . <br />Soil Productivity Index . . . . . . . <br />Important Farmlands . . . . . . . <br />Orange County Agricultural Groups <br />CALCULATING RELATIVE VALUE . . . . . . . <br />APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />SECTION III: LAND EVALUATION FOR FOREST LAND <br />RATING SOILS FOR FOREST LAND USE . . . . . <br />Productivity Rating . . . . . . . . . <br />Indicator Species Rating . . . . . . <br />Steepness of Slope Rating . . . . . . <br />Soil Limitations Rating . . . . . . . <br />FOREST LAND RELATIVE VALUE RATING . . . . <br />FOREST LAND GROUP VALUE RATING . . . . . . <br />APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />Page <br />1 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 <br />�i <br />5 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />9 <br />11 <br />17 <br />17 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />19 <br />20 <br />20 <br />21 <br />SECTION IV: SITE ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />27 <br />SITE ASSESSMENT FACTORS . . . . . . . . . <br />27 <br />Percentage of Area in <br />Agriculture /Forest Use . . . . . . <br />27 <br />Land Use Adjacent to Site . . . . . . <br />27 <br />Probability of Conversion . . . . . . <br />28 <br />Size of Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />29 <br />On -Site Investment . . . . . . <br />31 <br />Conservation Plan Implementation <br />32 <br />= -- Compatibility with Comprehensive <br />Plan . . . . . . <br />33 <br />Distance to Town or City <br />33 <br />Distance to Public Water and Sewer <br />Service . . . . . . . . . . <br />34 <br />Location in Protected Watershed . . . <br />36 <br />Presence of Natural Areas . . . . . . <br />36 <br />Presence of Historic Sites . . . . . <br />40 <br />RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF FACTORS . . . . . . <br />41 <br />APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />42 <br />SECTION V: CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />51 <br />