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RURAL ACTIVITY NODE (RAN) 33 <br /> Rural Activity Nodes are key intersectlons of larger rural roads and state highways that <br /> can or do already serve the surrounding community with commercial retail and service <br /> uses.Nodes are located at strategic crossroads to provide dally commercial and service <br /> needs within a short drive of rural neighborhoods and home sites in the county.Existing <br /> development varies greatly by location but generally includes sirogle-family homes, <br /> neighborhood-scale commercial uses such as service stations and convenience stares, <br /> farms forestry,and undeveloped parcels. <br /> 44 Character,Patteom,and Land Use Vision <br /> �r3 PLAN 2 C S • Thee intent of Rural Activity Nodes is to provide small-scale rural growth and <br /> � Q Q non-reslciential activity centers to,provide services and goods for low-densly <br /> residential communities,These locations are ideal for the establishment <br /> .� of restaurants,service stations,convenience stores,or maker spaces,and <br /> recreational activities. <br /> Ikon-residential uses such as neighborhood-scale commercial retall and service <br /> operations that require additional infrastructure such as workshops and storage <br /> build!rrgs we encouraged These developments support both the immediate <br /> C9 community and the region at large,by allowing residents and owners to monetize <br /> and utilize their properties in ways that are not possible in urban or suburban <br /> Q environments. <br /> Q • Locations wefr+e selected to provide access to underserved and/or under- <br /> resourced communities and the county's gnawing senior population,minimize <br /> r' or reduce vehicle miles traveled,and strive to provide an equitable distribution of <br /> goods and services throughout the county, <br /> �' •The existing development at the White Cross location con Highway 54 provides <br /> an ideal example of what these places may become over time and their potential <br /> to cultivate rural communities that.include entertaAnment,restaurants,small <br /> grocery stores,service stations and small co-located businesses,all surrounded <br /> by developed homes and easily accessible by the existing roads. <br /> " , * In addlbon to the neon-residen tia l compo nents of the nockm the development of <br /> flexible subdivisions(conservation subdivisions)with clustered homes and shared <br /> PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT resources is encouraged here to place more residents within convenient distance <br /> of these amenities and create ccrnplete neighborhoods, <br /> MARCH 3,2025 <br /> Water and wastewater wells and systems may be located off-site,beyond the <br /> areas they serve and are inciuded within nodes.wtien site conditions prohibit on- <br /> site location. <br /> 36 PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT J� <br />