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32 <br />Policy 6.11 The fallowing Economic Development (Transition) Activity Nodes <br />have been designated: I-40/Old NC 86 (HB-5); I-85/Buckhom (CK-S); and I- <br />85/US70 (ENO-2). <br />C. COMPARISON OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT WITH LOCATIONAL CRITERIA <br />In analyzing an amendment to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, <br />the requested land use category is to be evaluated for compatibility with all <br />applicable Lacatianal Criteria from Section 3.4 of the Land Use Element. <br />In the following table, COMPLIES means that the area being evaluated is <br />compatible with the locational criteria. DOES NOT COMPLY means that the area is <br />not compatible with the locational criteria. QUESTIONABLE means that <br />compatibility cannot be assessed completely from information currently available. <br />CRITERIA ~©N®MlC DEtlIEL.Qt~III~E;t~T ACTIVITY `i~QO~; <br />LANQ SLtJPE COMPLIES: The area is located on a relativety level <br />Located in area uu'rtl~ slopes bf l~s ":: , <br />. upland site with slopes averaging about 5%. <br />" <br />than 1~°Ya grade. 1IVt^~en~"slopes:of°15~ <br />or grater aria present,. prQt~ " <br />be provided "tttrouc~h prmip~r sib deei-~ <br />and constr~tmn prac~i~, ;, <br />I <br />F~YDRt~O~lf <br />1 COMPLIES: There are no 100-year flood prone areas or <br />of <br />rrooate~ <br />" areas, t~-. " wetlands identified in the area. The Soil Surve of <br />y <br />" <br />yes~r oval' prone areas and ~retfaruds Orange County identlfles a small finger of Chewacla soil <br />are present Where flood prrar~ areas that extends about 600 feet north of Old NC in the <br />arrcl wetlands exist, protean ctn. l~ ~ vicinity of lots 1oC and 19A and along the eastern <br />provided thrmi~h"`~'site=dim; ' boundary of lot 11A. This soil type is prone to wetness. <br />andconstruction practices, <br />FLOI'~4-AwQ F~4~IN;A -", <br />Located in areas vtthere ~di~retental " <br />' COMPLIES: There are no identified sites of unique or <br />: <br />develapmerrtirnpaats etn Icl;"Stata'dr, endangered species in this area. The closest site in the <br />Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats is <br />federally=acknowledged unite' pr ~ <br />endang~redspecie ~ aLa+ ' ' approximately 1.3 miles to the southwest -site E07, an <br /> <br />habitats ar~i:ra~d~rs chin l~ m~3 the west side of Old NC 86 at the crossing of Cates <br />Creek. <br />thra?ugh prop~r-sile desi~ airrut ' <br />construcm `r~etices. <br />St)IL;~C~- ' ... ~ ~ NS COMPLIES: With one exception, soils are Georgeville <br />Located'in areas where terat`soil~ types. These are described as gently sloping and <br />c~td~ions"are suitable for dint" sloping well-drained soils that have a surface layer of <br />because of good drainage;"" silt loam and a subsoil of clay loam, silty clay; silty clay <br />characteristics and"load-bearing loam, and clay; found on uplands. These soils are <br />capacity for develvprrtent generalty conducive to development posing slight to <br /> moderate building constraints. The exception is a small <br /> finger of Chewacla soil that extends about G00 feet north <br /> of Old NC 10 in the vicinity of lots 10C and 19A and <br /> along the eastern boundary of lot 11A. Thls soil type is <br /> prone to wetness. <br />h:\complan\eddplanamendmentCP-2-O l .doc\2-1-0 l\gb <br />