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Evaluation and Site Assessment. The land evaluation of a parcel is based |
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only one factor: the soils of that parcel. The site assessment depends on
three factors: development, farmland, and clustering. |
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factor has a weight which is determined by the individual county. The site
assessment factors are further broken down into |
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determined by the individual county. These criteria are listed below. |
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Lackawanna County |
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| Land Evaluation |
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Soils |
50% |
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soils score is calculated from the amount of each soil type in a parcel
multiplied by the value of that soil. The soil values are the same for |
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| Site Assessment |
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| Development |
15% |
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Farmland |
20% |
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Clustering |
15% |
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| Road Frontage |
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Acreage |
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Proximity to Other Easements |
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| Over 1,000 feet |
40 |
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100 acres or greater |
20 |
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Adjacent to one or more easements |
25 |
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| 500 - 1,000 feet |
20 |
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75 -100 acres |
15 |
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Within 1/4 mile of easement |
20 |
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| 0 - 499 feet |
0 |
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50 - 74 acres |
10 |
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Within 1/2 mile |
15 |
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< 50, but 10 adjoins
easement |
0 |
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Within 1 mile |
10 |
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| Availability of Public Water/Sewer |
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No easements within one mile |
0 |
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| One adjacent to tract |
30 |
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Crops, Pasture or Grazing |
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| One within 1/2 mile |
20 |
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90% - 100% |
20 |
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ASA Adjacent to Tract |
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| One within 1 - 2 miles |
10 |
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80% - 89% |
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100% |
25 |
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| Neither within 2 miles |
0 |
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70% - 79% |
12 |
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75% - 99% |
18 |
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60% - 69% |
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50% - 74% |
12 |
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| On-Site Sewage Disposal |
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50% - 59% |
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25% - 49% |
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| 61% - 100%: slight to moderate
limits |
30 |
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49% or less |
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0% - 24% |
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| 41% - 60%
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20 |
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| 21% - 40% |
10 |
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Stewardship |
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Significant Ag Area
Map |
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| 0% - 20% |
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On 75% - 100% of tract |
15 |
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Tract is within significant ag area |
25 |
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50% - 74% |
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Not within significant ag area |
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| Extent of Non-Ag Use w/i 1
mile |
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Less than 50% |
0 |
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| Development in immediate vicinity* |
30 |
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Agricultural or Woodland Uses |
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| Development w/i 1/2 mile** |
15 |
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Historic, Scenic and Envir. |
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Greater than 75% w/i 1/2 mile |
25 |
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| Scattered non-ag development |
7 |
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Adjacent to one of above |
15 |
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50% - 74% |
18 |
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| Non-significant development |
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Not adjacent to one of above |
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25% - 49% |
8 |
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industrial, resid. |
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Less than 25% |
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| ** 20+ lots - commercial,
industrial, resid. |
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Farm Product Gross Sales |
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$50,000 or more |
15 |
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$25,000 to $49,999 |
10 |
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Less than $25,000 |
0 |
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Owner/Operator |
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Land farmed by owner-operator |
15 |
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Leased/rented 3 of past 5 years |
7 |
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Leased/rented less than 3 years |
0 |
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