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| The LESA program has two main components: Land
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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Lancaster County |
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| Land Evaluation |
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Soils |
40% |
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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 |
20% |
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Farmland |
20% |
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Clustering |
20% |
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| Road Frontage |
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Acreage |
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Proximity to Other Easements |
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| Extensive frontage (over 1/4
mile) |
4 |
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100 acres or more |
10 |
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Adjacent |
13 |
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| Moderate limited frontage |
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75 - 99 acres |
7 |
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Within 1/2 mile |
7 |
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| Severely limited by lack of
frontage |
0 |
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40 - 74 acres |
4 |
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More than 1/2 mile |
0 |
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Less than 40 acres |
0 |
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| Availability of Public Water/Sewer |
Points |
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Consistent with Important Ag Map |
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| Existing less than 1/4 mile |
4 |
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Crops, Pasture or Grazing |
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Within area |
1 |
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| 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile |
3 |
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Over 75% |
2 |
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Outside area |
0 |
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| 1/2 mile to 3/4 mile |
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50% - 74% |
1 |
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| 3/4 mile to 1 mile |
1 |
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ASA Adjacent to Tract |
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| No service within 1 mile |
0 |
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Historic, Scenic and Envir. |
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50% or more |
1 |
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Favorable features for preserv. |
1 |
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Under 50% |
0 |
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| Extent of Non-Ag Use |
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No significant features |
0 |
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| Develop. adjacent or near
vicinity* |
8 |
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Proximity to Other Applicants
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| Develop. within 1/2 mile** |
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Stewardship |
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Adjacent |
5 |
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| Scatter devel. within 1 mile** |
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NRCS plan on 50% of tract |
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Within 1/2 mile |
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| No significant development
in area |
0 |
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No NRCS plan |
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More than 1/2 mile |
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| * 10+ lots - commercial,
industrial, resid. |
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| ** 20+ lots - commercial,
industrial, resid. |
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Farm Product Gross Sales |
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$65,000 or more |
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| Zoning |
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$25,000 to $64,999 |
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| Resid., commer., indust. w/i
1/4 mile |
4 |
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Less than $25,000 |
0 |
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| Resid., commer., indust. w/i
1/2 mile |
2 |
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| Ag or rural zoning w/i 1/2
mile |
1 |
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| Ag zoning within 1/2 mile |
0 |
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