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21 <br />AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY <br />Located away from areas where <br />development wctiuki have a detrimental <br />impact on produdtive agricultural uses <br />and mono ed 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 70 acres of <br />the total 97.67 in the area. <br />POPULATION DENSITY COMPLIES: The surrounding area contains substantial <br />Located in areas with moderate to high areas proposed for both non-residential and residential <br />population densities. development. Proposed changes to the I~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. wldwood subdivision to the north contains lots <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 />~ away where. in this area. <br />develc~gmezrf wott~d have a detrimental <br />impact s~,ar:.:ri~€ally, acledged. <br />historic-cttlti~ral^sir#~ca~..~ctup~t ~ified <br />1?dblic Interest Aieas. <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 locational 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 forestland. <br />h:\comp lan\eddplanamendmentCP-1-O 1. doc\2-1-01 \gb <br />