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1. Compatibility of Adjacent Uses Factor

This factor measures how much of the perimeter of the proposed project site or area borders on agricultural (nonurban) land. Compatibility is defined as conditions that are capable of existing next to agriculture without causing conflict. It gauges the potential for land use conflicts between surrounding parcels. The scale of this factor is distributed so that a farm with a high percentage of adjacent land uses compatible with agriculture receives high values while areas with lower percentages of adjacent land uses compatible with agriculture will receive lower values. Urban lands are defined as lands occupied by buildings and related facilities used for residences, industrial sites, institutional sites, public highways, airports, and similar uses associated with towns and cities.

Weight = 0.075

Compatibility of Adjacent Uses Factor Table
Factor Description Factor Scale
greater than 90 percent 100
75 to 89 percent 80
50 to 74 percent 40
20 to 49 percent 20
less than 20 percent 0

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