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~1~ <br />~~,~AGRICULT~y,R~ AND f=ORES'FRY <br />I'(,ocated away'f~`am areas where <br />development would have'a detrimental <br />impact on productive agricultural uses', . ' <br />;rar?~ mehaged forest land.' '~" DOES NOT COMPLY: land Records indicates that lots <br />15,16, and 17 on map 49, block B and lot 8 on map 50 <br />are under forestry use value taxation. These lots which <br />are contiguous account for approximately 7D acres of <br />the total 97.67 in the area. <br />'°POPULATION DENSITY <br />~ COMPLIES: The surrounding area contains substantial <br />Located in areas with moderate to high <br />. areas proposed for both non-residential and residential <br />population densities. development. Proposed changes to the I-0~0/Old NC 86 <br /> EDD to the west allow mixed used development which <br /> can include residential uses on municipal water and <br /> sewer. Wildwood subdivision to the north contains Tots <br /> of one-quarter acre in size, and Cornwallis Hills to the <br /> west of Old NC 86 has lots averaging around one-half <br /> acre. Lots in the Stagecoach Run subdivision to the <br /> north average 1.5 acres in size. <br />"HISTORIC-AND CULTURAL COMPLIES: No identified historic or cultural sites exist <br />Located away from areas where in this area. <br />develo~mentwou~d,~~ve.a detrimental <br />Impact an~stat~ or f~erally acknowledged <br />histU~c-ciiltiual S~te3ldr County identified. <br />I?ublic;Iiit~r~st:f~reaS. <br />D. RECOMMENDATION <br />The Planning Department recommends approval of the proposed plan amendment <br />for Area 1 for the following reasons: <br />1. The site lies within an area undergoing substantial transition to urban uses. <br />2. The amendment is in response to a change in the policies,. objectives, <br />principles and standards governing the physical development of the <br />County. <br />3. It is consistent with the two basic strategies on which the plan is premised: <br />activity nodes and infill development. <br />4. It is consistent with applicable goals and policies of the Land Use Element. <br />5. The proposed amendment is consistent with 10 of the 11 Iocational criteria <br />for Economic Development Activity Node and Ten-Year Transition. The <br />lone inconsistency is the "test" for Agriculture and Forestry. Four tracts <br />totaling almost 70 of the 97.67 acres are under use value taxation for <br />forestry. It should be noted however, that the largest tracts in the existing <br />EDD Activity Node to the west are also taxed as managed fores#land. <br />h:\complan\eddplanamendmentCP-1-O1.doc\2-1-01\gb <br />