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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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Perry 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 |
25% |
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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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Consistent with Ag Areas Map |
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| For every 100 feet |
1 |
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124 acres or more |
20 |
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Within important ag area map |
40 |
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100 - 124 acres |
15 |
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Outside ag area map |
0 |
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| Extent of Non-Ag Use |
Pts* |
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75 - 99 acres |
10 |
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| Non-Ag Land |
10 |
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50 - 74 acres |
5 |
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Proximity to Other Easements |
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| State Gamelands/Forest/Park |
10 |
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0 - 49 acres |
0 |
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For each contiguous farm |
15 |
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| Agricultural Lands |
0 |
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For each farm w/i 1/2 mile |
10 |
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divide by # of adj. parcels |
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Crops or Pasture |
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For each farm w/i 1 mile
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5 |
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90% - 100% |
15 |
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| Distance from Four-Lane Highway |
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70% - 90% |
10 |
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ASA Adjacent to Tract |
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| 5 miles or less |
10 |
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50% - 70% |
5 |
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80% - 100% |
30 |
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| 10 miles or less |
5 |
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60% - 80% |
15 |
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| More than 10 miles |
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Stewardship |
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40% - 60% |
5 |
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Plan installed: 95%
- 100% |
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| Availability of Public Water/Sewer |
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75% - 94% |
10 |
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| Both within 1/2 mile |
20 |
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50% - 74% |
5 |
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| Both within 1 mile |
10 |
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0% - 49% |
0 |
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| Both are more than 1 mile |
0 |
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use 1/2 of the score |
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Historic and Environmental |
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State forest land |
15 |
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| On-Site Sewage Disposal* |
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State park land |
15 |
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| 51% - 100% Class I & II soils |
10 |
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State game land |
15 |
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| 21% - 50%
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5 |
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100 Year flood-plain |
15 |
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| 0% - 20%
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Recognized historic feature |
15 |
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public sewer |
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Century farm |
15 |
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Farm Product Gross Sales |
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$150,000 or more |
25 |
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$75,000 to $150,000 |
15 |
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$25,000 to $75,000 |
5 |
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