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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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Schuylkill County |
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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 |
10% |
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Farmland |
25% |
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Clustering |
25% |
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| Road Frontage |
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Acreage |
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Easements within 2 miles
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| 1,000 feet |
30 |
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Greater than 100 acres |
30 |
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Greater than 500 acres |
30 |
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| 501 to 999 feet |
20 |
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71 -100 acres |
20 |
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201 - 500 acres |
20 |
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| 1 to 500 feet |
10 |
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41 - 70 acres |
10 |
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101 - 200 acres |
15 |
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| Less than 1 foot |
0 |
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10 - 40 acres |
5 |
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1 - 100 acres |
5 |
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| Availability of Public Water |
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Crops, Pasture or Grazing |
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ASA Adjacent to Tract |
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| Less than 5 miles |
20 |
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Greater than 80% |
30 |
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100% |
30 |
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| Within 5 to 10 miles |
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61% - 80% |
20 |
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50% - 99% |
20 |
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| 10 or more miles |
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50% - 60% |
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Less than 50% |
15 |
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| Availability of Public Sewer |
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Any Land in Tract Withheld |
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Consistent with Planning Map |
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| Less than 5 miles |
20 |
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No |
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Identified as agricultural area |
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| Within 5 to 10 miles |
10 |
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Yes |
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Not identified as agricultural area |
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| 10 or more miles |
0 |
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Stewardship |
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Begin or add new cluster |
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| Extent of Non-Ag Use |
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100% implemented |
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Yes |
30 |
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| 76% - 100% adjacent |
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75% - 99% implemented |
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No |
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| 51% - 75% adjacent |
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50% - 74% implemented |
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| 26% - 50% adjacent |
10 |
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Less than 50% implemented |
0 |
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| 0% - 25% adjacent |
5 |
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Historic, Scenic and Envir. |
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Listed as one of above |
5 |
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Not listed as one of above |
0 |
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